Where does “accentus” come from?

accentus (Latin) comes from Latin cantus, from Latin canere, from Latin caneo, from Latin -eo, from Proto-Italic -ēō, from Proto-Italic -ējō, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

accentus (Latin): a blast, signal; accent, tone, accentuation;...

Definitions

  1. a blast, signal; accent, tone, accentuation;...

Ancestry of “accentus”, step by step

accentus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin cantus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincantussung, recited; sounded, blew; chanted
2Latincanerepresent active infinitive of canō; second-person...
3LatincaneoI am white, gray or hoary
4Latin-eoForms stative verbs from adjectives; dative...
5Proto-Italic-ēōForms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;...
6Proto-Italic-ējō
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₁yetiThematicization of the athematic stative verbal...
8Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

via Ancient Greek προσῳδία

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπροσῳδίαa song with an accompaniment; the tone or pitch...
2Ancient Greekᾠδήsong, ode; legend, tale, story
3Ancient GreekἀείδωTo sing, chant, praise; To make various noises:...
4Proto-Hellenicawéidōto sing

Words derived from “accentus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Latin -eoEvery word from Latin caneo
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