Where does “resonance” come from?
Resonance comes from Old French resonance, from Latin resonantia, a noun formed from the present participle of resonāre, meaning "to sound again," from re- "again" and sonāre "to sound," ultimately from sonus "sound."
resonance (English): The quality of being resonant; A resonant sound,...
Definitions
- The quality of being resonant; A resonant sound,...
Ancestry of “resonance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | resonance | resonance; reason |
| 2 | Latin | resonantia | echo, resonance |
| 3 | Latin | resonans | resounding; echoing |
| 4 | Latin | resono | I sound or ring again, resound, reecho; call... |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |