Where does “nonsonorant” come from?
nonsonorant (English) comes from English sonorant, from English sonorous, from Latin sonorus, from Latin sonor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
nonsonorant (English): A speech sound that is not a sonorant
Definitions
- A speech sound that is not a sonorant
Ancestry of “nonsonorant”, step by step
nonsonorant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sonorant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sonorant | A speech sound that is produced without turbulent... |
| 2 | English | sonorous | Capable of giving out a deep, resonant sound;... |
| 3 | Latin | sonorus | sounding, resounding |
| 4 | Latin | sonor | sound; first-person singular present passive... |
| 5 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |