Etymology

accentual

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English accent ← Middle English accent
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*keh₂n-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂néti
  7. Proto-Italic*kanō
  8. Latincanō
  9. Latinaccinō
  10. Ancient Greekπροσῳδῐ́ᾱ (prosōidĭ́ā)
  11. Medieval Latinaccentus
  12. Middle Frenchaccent
  13. Anglo-Normanaccent
  14. Middle Englishaccent
  15. Englishaccent
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  18. English todayaccentual

From accent + -ual.

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