English
consonous
Consonous comes from Latin consonus ‘harmonious, sounding together, suitable’, from Proto-Italic *kom ‘with, along, at’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm ‘beside, near, by, with’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱóm‘beside, near, by, with’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kom‘with, along, at’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*kom-‘together’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEconsonus‘harmonious, sounding together, suitable’
- Englishtodayconsonous
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱóm‘beside, near, by, with’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kom‘with, along, at’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*kom-‘together’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEconsonus‘harmonious, sounding together, suitable’
- Englishtodayconsonous
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱe ‘Deictic particle, here’
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm ‘beside, near, by, with’
among, gain, comply, hind, likeness, kata, limbed, 30 more
through Proto-Italic *kom ‘with, along, at’
cum, consideration, cue, 13 more
through Proto-Italic *kom- ‘together’
conference, competition, consider, counter, concrete, consistent, con, commodity, compulsory, compel, contra, concierge, connotation, condiment, condescend, 14 more
Today it means
adj concordant in sound; harmonious
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm / consonous