Where does “intonation” come from?
intonation (French) comes from Medieval Latin intonatio, from Latin intono, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
intonation (French): intonation (all senses)
Definitions
- intonation (all senses)
Ancestry of “intonation”, step by step
intonation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Medieval Latin intonatio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | intonatio | — |
| 2 | Latin | intono | I thunder |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 4 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Latin intonatio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | intonatio | — |