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

resonant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin resonans

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinresonansresounding; echoing
2LatinresonoI sound or ring again, resound, reecho; call...
3Latinrĕ-back, backwards
4Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
5Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
6Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
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

via French résonnant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrésonnantpresent participle of résonner

Words derived from “resonant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin rĕ- →