Where does “unisonant” come from?
unisonant (English) comes from English sonant, from Latin sonāns, from Latin sonō, from Proto-Italic *swonaō — to sound, resound.
unisonant (English): Of a single sound; producing the same sound
Definitions
- Of a single sound; producing the same sound
Ancestry of “unisonant”, step by step
unisonant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sonant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | sonant | Of or pertaining to sound; sounding; Voiced; A... |
| 2 | Latin | sonāns | sounding, resounding |
| 3 | Latin | sonō | to sound, resound, make a sound or noise (and various sounds in-context) |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *swonaō | to sound, resound |
via English uni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | uni | University; Sea urchin eaten as sushi |
| 2 | Japanese | 雲丹 | the food made from the roe of sea urchin,... |