Where does “asonant” come from?
asonant (English) comes from English A, from English AND, from Middle English and, from Old English and, from Proto-Germanic andi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.
asonant (English): Not sounding or sounded
Definitions
- Not sounding or sounded
Ancestry of “asonant”, step by step
asonant traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English A
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | A | The ordinal number first, derived from this... |
| 2 | English | AND | Alternative form of ∧, the conjunction operator;... |
| 3 | Middle English | and | and, and then; however, yet, but, though. while;... |
| 4 | Old English | and | and; even; also |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English sonant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sonant | Of or pertaining to sound; sounding; Voiced; A... |
| 2 | Latin | sonāns | sounding, resounding |
| 3 | Latin | sonō | to sound, resound, make a sound or noise (and various sounds in-context) |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *swonaō | to sound, resound |
via French assonant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | assonant | present participle of assoner |