Etymology

intersonant

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Latin intersonāns ← Proto-Italic *swonaō ← Proto-Indo-European *swonh₂éyeti
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*swenh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*swonh₂éyeti
  8. Proto-Italic*swonaō
  9. Latinsonō
  10. Latinintersonō
  11. Latinintersonāns
  12. English todayintersonant

Borrowed from Latin intersonāns.

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