Etymograph

English

accentuator

Accentuator comes from Latin accentus ‘accent, tone, accentuation’, from accinō ‘to sing to’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*keh₂n-‘to sing’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kh₂nétireconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kanō‘to sing’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcanō‘to sing, recite, play’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaccinō‘to sing to’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaccentus‘accent, tone, accentuation’
  7. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaccentuō
  8. Medieval Latinmodernaccentuātus
  9. English1500–presentaccentuate
  10. Englishtodayaccentuator

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*keh₂n-‘to sing’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kh₂nétireconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kanō‘to sing’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcanō‘to sing, recite, play’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaccinō‘to sing to’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaccentus‘accent, tone, accentuation’
  7. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaccentuō
  8. Medieval Latinmodernaccentuātus
  9. English1500–presentaccentuate
  10. Englishtodayaccentuator

A compound of accentuate + -or

Medieval Latin accentuātus

English accentuate

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *kh₂néti

enchanter, 23 more

through Proto-Italic *kanō ‘to sing’

chanting, enchantment, cantor, chantry, incantation, enchant, recant, canticle, chanter, 42 more

through Latin canō ‘to sing, recite, play’

cant, incentive, chant, bazooka, shanty, chanson, 51 more

Today it means

noun An agent that accentuates.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- / accentuator

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