Etymology

rhonchisonant

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Today it means: Making a snorting noise; snorting. Full definition →

Latin rhonchus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromsonare
  2. Latin · derived fromrhonchus
  3. English todayrhonchisonant

From Latin rhonchus, and sonans, the past participial of Latin sonare.

Words from the same roots

Latinrhonchus all →

rhonchus

Latinsonare all →

sonata

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