Etymology

resonate

res·o·nate
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Today it means: To vibrate or sound, especially in response to another vibration. Full definition →

Latin resonō ← Proto-Italic *swonaō ← Proto-Indo-European *swonh₂éyeti
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  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*swenh₂-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*swonh₂éyeti
  5. Proto-Italic*swonaō
  6. Latinsonō
  7. Latinresonō
  8. English todayresonate

Borrowed from Latin resonō.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.