English
accentor
Accentor comes from Latin accentor ‘one who sings with another’, from cantor ‘singer’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- ‘to sing’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*keh₂n-‘to sing’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kh₂n-é-tireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kanō‘to sing’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcanō‘sing’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcantor‘singer’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaccentor‘one who sings with another’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*keh₂n-‘to sing’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kh₂n-é-tireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kanō‘to sing’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcanō‘sing’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcantor‘singer’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaccentor‘one who sings with another’
- Englishtodaysame form
Formed from accent + -or
Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- ‘to sing’
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Medieval Latin accentus
Middle French accent
Anglo-Norman accent
Middle English accent
English accent
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- ‘to sing’
through Proto-Italic *kanō ‘to sing’
chanting, enchantment, incantation, chantry, recant, enchant, canticle, 42 more
through Latin canō ‘sing’
cant, incentive, chant, bazooka, shanty, chanson, 49 more
through Latin cantor ‘singer’
Today it means
noun Any bird of the Eurasian genus Prunella, such as the dunnock.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- / accentor