Where does “equisonant” come from?

equisonant (English) comes from English sonant, from Latin sonāns, from Latin sonō, from Proto-Italic *swonaō — to sound, resound.

equisonant (English): Intra-octavally consonant

Definitions

  1. Intra-octavally consonant

Ancestry of “equisonant”, step by step

equisonant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sonant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsonantOf or pertaining to sound; sounding; Voiced; A...
2Latinsonānssounding, resounding
3Latinsonōto sound, resound, make a sound or noise (and various sounds in-context)
4Proto-Italic*swonaōto sound, resound

via English equi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishequi—
Every word from Proto-Italic *swonaō →Every word from Latin sonō →Every word from Latin sonāns →