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Where does “resonant” come from?

Resonant comes from Latin resonāre, meaning to sound again, formed from the prefix re- and sonus meaning sound.

resonant (English): Resounding, echoing; Adjusted as to dimensions so...

Definitions

  1. Resounding, echoing; Adjusted as to dimensions so...

Ancestry of “resonant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinresonansresounding; echoing
2LatinresonoI sound or ring again, resound, reecho; call...
3Latinrĕ-—
4Latinprōdūcō—
5Latinprō-—
6Proto-Italic*pro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “resonant”

  • resonantly
  • nonresonant
  • antiresonant
  • unresonant
  • nonresonantly
  • gyroresonant
  • pseudoresonant
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