Where does “triconsonantalism” come from?
triconsonantalism (English) comes from English triconsonantal, from English consonantal, from English consonant, from Middle English consonant, from Old French consonant, from Latin cōnsonāns, from Latin consono, from Latin con- — whale, sea monster; abyss.
triconsonantalism (English): The property of being triconsonantal
Definitions
- The property of being triconsonantal
Ancestry of “triconsonantalism”, step by step
triconsonantalism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English triconsonantal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | triconsonantal | Involving three consonants |
| 2 | English | consonantal | Of, relating to, or functioning as a consonant;... |
| 3 | English | consonant | A sound that results from the passage of air... |
| 4 | Middle English | consonant | — |
| 5 | Old French | consonant | — |
| 6 | Latin | cōnsonāns | agreeing, fit, suitable |
| 7 | Latin | consono | I sound at the same time or together; sound... |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | Russian | кит | whale; genitive plural of ки́та |
| 16 | Old Church Slavonic | китъ | whale |
| 17 | Ancient Greek | κῆτος | whale, sea monster; abyss |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |