Etymology

reaccentuate

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Today it means: To accentuate again; to place renewed emphasis on Full definition →

English accentuate ← Medieval Latin accentuātus ← Latin accentuō
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  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  7. Proto-Italic*ad
  8. Proto-Italic*ad-
  9. Latinad-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*keh₂n-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂néti
  12. Proto-Italic*kanō
  13. Latincanō
  14. Latinaccinō
  15. Ancient Greekπροσῳδῐ́ᾱ (prosōidĭ́ā)
  16. Latinaccentus
  17. Latinaccentuō
  18. Medieval Latinaccentuātus
  19. Englishaccentuate
  20. English todayreaccentuate

From re- + accentuate.

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