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Where does “unisonal” come from?

unisonal (English) comes from English unison, from Middle English unisoun, from Middle French unisson, from Medieval Latin unisonus, from Latin ūni-, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos — one; single.

unisonal (English): being in unison

Definitions

  1. being in unison

Ancestry of “unisonal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunisonIdentical pitch between two notes or sounds; the...
2Middle Englishunisoun—
3Middle Frenchunisson—
4Medieval Latinunisonushaving the same sound
5Latinūni-—
6Latinūnus—
7Old Latinoinosone
8Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “unisonal”

  • unisonally
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