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Where does “interconsonantally” come from?

interconsonantally (English) comes from English interconsonantal, from English consonantal, from English consonant, from Middle English consonant, from Old French consonant, from Latin cōnsonāns, from Latin consono, from Latin con- — whale, sea monster; abyss.

interconsonantally (English): Existing or occurring between consonants

Definitions

  1. Existing or occurring between consonants

Ancestry of “interconsonantally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinterconsonantalExisting or occurring between consonants
2EnglishconsonantalOf, relating to, or functioning as a consonant;...
3EnglishconsonantA sound that results from the passage of air...
4Middle Englishconsonant—
5Old Frenchconsonant—
6Latincōnsonāns—
7LatinconsonoI sound at the same time or together; sound...
8Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Russianкитwhale; genitive plural of ки́та
16Old Church Slavonicкитъwhale
17Ancient Greekκῆτοςwhale, sea monster; abyss
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