Etymology of the Latin word accentus
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-Derivations in Latin
accentuareDerivations in other languages
English
accentual, French
accent, Italian
accento, Portuguese
acento, Portuguese
acentualCognates
Dutch
accent, English
accent, French
accent, German
Akzent, Italian
accento, Lithuanian
akcentas, Norwegian
aksent, Polish
akcent, Russian
aкцeнт, Spanish
acento, Swedish
accent
