English
idem sonans
Idem sonans comes from Latin idem sonāns ‘sounding the same’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEidem sonāns‘sounding the same’
- Englishtodayidem sonans
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEidem sonāns‘sounding the same’
- Englishtodayidem sonans
Every English word from Latin idem sonāns
Today it means
adj Incorrectly spelled, but sufficiently correct to identify someone.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin idem sonāns / idem sonans