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Etymology of the English word accentuator

the English word accentuator
using the English suffix -or
derived from the English word accentuate
derived from the Medieval Latin word accentuatus
derived from the Medieval Latin word accentuare
derived from the Latin word accentus (accent, intonation, accentuation)
using the Latin prefix ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Vulgar Latin word cantus (song, chant; singing; tire, iron ring around a carriage wheel; wheel)
derived from the Latin word canthus (tire, iron ring around a carriage wheel; wheel)
derived from the Greek word kanthos, κανϑός (rim; rim on a wheel; rim)
derived from the Latin word cantare (sing; play)
derived from the Latin word canere (be, become covered in white; be hoary; sing, celebrate, chant)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kan-

Usage

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