Where does “イントネーション” come from?
イントネーション (Japanese) comes from English intonation, from French intonation, from Medieval Latin intonatio, from Latin intono, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
イントネーション (Japanese): intonation
Definitions
- intonation
Ancestry of “イントネーション”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intonation | The rise and fall of the voice in speaking; The... |
| 2 | French | intonation | intonation (all senses) |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | intonatio | — |
| 4 | Latin | intono | I thunder |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |