Etymology of the Latin word consonans
the Latin word
consonans (agreeing; sounding in accord; fitting; consonant)
derived from the Latin word
consonare (sound, utter, make noise together)
derived from the Latin word
sonare (echo, resound; be heard; make a noise, sound; speak)
derived from the Late Latin word
sonus (noise, sound)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*swen-using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
Derivations in Latin
consonantiaDerivations in other languages
French
consonant, Portuguese
consoante, Portuguese
consonante, Romanian
consonant, Romanian
consonantă, Spanish
consonante
