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Where does “absonans” come from?

absonans (Latin) comes from Latin absono, from Latin absonus, 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...

Definitions

Ancestry of “absonans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinabsonoI have a harsh or unpleasant sound
2Latinabsonusharsh, discordant; unsuitable, incongruous
3Latin-sonus—
4Latin-ussuffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,...
5Old Latin-osaccusative masculine plural of -us
6Proto-Italic-os—
7Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
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