Where does “dissonance” come from?

dissonance (French) comes from Latin dissonantia — nominative neuter plural of dissonāns; accusative...

dissonance (French): dissonance conflicting notes that are not overtones of the note or chord sounding

Definitions

  1. dissonance conflicting notes that are not overtones of the note or chord sounding

Ancestry of “dissonance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindissonantianominative neuter plural of dissonāns; accusative...

Words derived from “dissonance”

Every word from Latin dissonantia →