intersonant

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adjective

sounding between

OriginLatin intersonāns ← Proto-Italic *swonaō ← Proto-Indo-European *swonh₂éyeti →
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Meanings

adjectiveintersonant (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehuman sciencessounding between

Origin

  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. Englishintersonant

Borrowed from Latin intersonāns.

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APA

intersonant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intersonant

MLA

“intersonant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intersonant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intersonant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intersonant.

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