Where does “intonational” come from?
Intonational derives from English intonation, which comes from English aldehyde via German Aldehyd, Latin -tio, Latin in-, Latin in, and Proto-Indo-European ne.
intonational (English): Pertaining to intonation
Definitions
- Pertaining to intonation
Ancestry of “intonational”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intonation | The rise and fall of the voice in speaking; The... |
| 2 | French | intonation | intonation (all senses) |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | intonatio | — |
| 4 | Latin | intono | I thunder |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |