Where does “consonantization” come from?
consonantization (English) comes from English consonantize, from English consonant, from Middle English consonant, from Old French consonant, from Latin cōnsonāns, from Latin consono, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — resin.
consonantization (English): The process of becoming a consonant
Definitions
- The process of becoming a consonant
Ancestry of “consonantization”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | consonantize | To change into, or use 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 |