Where does “spelling pronunciation” come from?
spelling pronunciation (English) comes from English pronunciation, from Middle English pronunciacioun, from Middle French prononciation, from Latin pronuntiatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
spelling pronunciation (English): A pronunciation that has been modified from its traditional form in order to reflect (one or another interpretation of) the spelling of the word in question
Definitions
- A pronunciation that has been modified from its traditional form in order to reflect (one or another interpretation of) the spelling of the word in question
Ancestry of “spelling pronunciation”, step by step
spelling pronunciation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pronunciation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pronunciation | The formal or informal way in which a word is... |
| 2 | Middle English | pronunciacioun | pronunciation, phonology; elocution, phonetic... |
| 3 | Middle French | prononciation | — |
| 4 | Latin | pronuntiatio | proclamation, declaration; pronunciation, speech;... |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English spelling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spelling | present participle of spell; The act, practice,... |
| 2 | English | -ing | Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns,... |
| 3 | Old English | -ing | Forming nouns from verbs, indicating action,... |
| 4 | Old English | -tūn | homestead, village, town |
| 5 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 8 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |