Etymograph

English

intonational

From intonation + -al.

A compound of intonation + -al

Proto-Indo-European *(s)tenh₂- ‘to thunder’

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Latin tonō ‘to thunder’

Latin intonō ‘to thunder’

Medieval Latin intonatio

French intonation ‘intonation (all senses)’

English intonation

Today it means

adj Pertaining to intonation.

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

Etymograph / intonational