Where does “biconsonantal” come from?
biconsonantal (English) comes from English consonantal, from English consonant, from Middle English consonant, from Old French consonant, from Latin cōnsonāns, from Latin consono, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — resin.
biconsonantal (English): Composed of two consonants
Definitions
- Composed of two consonants
Ancestry of “biconsonantal”, step by step
biconsonantal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English consonantal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | consonantal | Of, relating to, or functioning as a consonant;... |
| 2 | English | consonant | A sound that results from the passage of air... |
| 3 | Middle English | consonant | — |
| 4 | Old French | consonant | — |
| 5 | Latin | cōnsonāns | agreeing, fit, suitable |
| 6 | Latin | consono | I sound at the same time or together; sound... |
| 7 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
via English bi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bi | Bisexual; A bisexual person; A type of jade disk... |
| 2 | English | biceps | Any muscle having two heads; Specifically, the... |
| 3 | Latin | biceps | double-headed, having two heads; having two... |
| 4 | Latin | bis | twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways |
| 5 | Latin | diēs | A day, particularly |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |