Where does “unisson” come from?
unisson (French) comes from Latin unisonus, from Latin -sonus, from Latin -us, from Old Latin -os, from Proto-Italic -os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
unisson (French): unison
Definitions
- unison
Ancestry of “unisson”, step by step
unisson traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin unisonus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | unisonus | Having a single sound |
| 2 | Latin | -sonus | — |
| 3 | Latin | -us | suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,... |
| 4 | Old Latin | -os | accusative masculine plural of -us |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -os | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |
via New Latin ūnisonus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | ūnisonus | — |