Where does “consonant” come from?
Consonant comes from Middle English consonant, meaning a speech sound produced with audible friction or obstruction.
consonant (English): A sound that results from the passage of air...
Definitions
- A sound that results from the passage of air...
Ancestry of “consonant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | consonant | — |
| 2 | Old French | consonant | — |
| 3 | Latin | cōnsonāns | agreeing, fit, suitable |
| 4 | Latin | consono | I sound at the same time or together; sound... |
| 5 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 6 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 7 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
Words derived from “consonant”
- consonantal
- inconsonant
- triconsonantal
- consonantly
- consonantism
- preconsonantal
- biconsonantal
- postconsonantal
- unconsonant
- disconsonant
- interconsonantal
- consonantally
- semiconsonant
- postconsonantally
- nonconsonantal
- preconsonantally
- consonantless
- semiconsonantal
- consonantize
- consonantness
- triconsonantic
- consonantic
- consonanthood
- interconsonant