English
resonant
Resonant may come from French résonner ‘to resonate’.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentrésonneras résonnant‘to resonate’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 2023resonant
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentrésonneras résonnant‘to resonate’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 2023resonant
Earliest quotation: 2023, Ashley Strickland: “Cheops gave us this resonant configuration that allowed us…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- ‘to sound’
sound, swan, unison, sonnet, sone, 12 more
through Proto-Italic *swonaō ‘to sound, resound’
through Latin sonō ‘make a noise, sound, resound’
personal, personnel, parson, sonorous, consonance, 9 more
through Latin resonō ‘to sound or ring again, resound, reecho’
Today it means
adj Resounding, echoing.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French résonner / resonant