English
accentuable
Accentuable comes from Medieval Latin accentus, from Latin accinō ‘to sing to’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*keh₂n-‘to sing’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kh₂nétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kanō‘to sing’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcanō‘to sing, recite, play’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaccinō‘to sing to’
- Medieval Latinmodernaccentus
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600accent
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400same form
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- English1500–presentsame form
- Englishtodayaccentuable
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*keh₂n-‘to sing’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kh₂nétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kanō‘to sing’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcanō‘to sing, recite, play’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaccinō‘to sing to’
- Medieval Latinmodernaccentus
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600accent
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400same form
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- English1500–presentsame form
- Englishtodayaccentuable
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kh₂néti
through Proto-Italic *kanō ‘to sing’
chanting, cantor, enchantment, incantation, chantry, enchant, recant, chanter, canticle, 42 more
through Latin canō ‘to sing, recite, play’
Today it means
adj Capable of being accentuated
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- / accentuable