Etymology

resonator

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Today it means: Any object or system that resonates Full definition →

English resonate ← Latin resonō ← Proto-Italic *swonaō
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The story

  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. Englishresonate
  9. English todayresonator

From resonate + -or.

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