consonant的词源

英文词源

consonant

consonant: [14] Etymologically, consonant means ‘sounding together’. It comes via Old French consonant from Latin consonāns, the present participle of consonāre, a compound verb formed from the prefix com- ‘together’ and sonāre ‘sound’. Its application to particular speech sounds, contrasted with ‘vowels’, comes from the notion that they were ‘pronounced together with’ vowels, rather than independently.
=> sonorous, sound

consonant (n.)

early 14c., "sound other than a vowel," from Latin consonantem (nominative consonans), present participle of consonare "to sound together, sound aloud," from com- "with" (see com-) + sonare "to sound" (see sonata). Consonants were thought of as sounds that are only produced together with vowels.

consonant (adj.)

early 15c., from Old French consonant (13c.), from Latin consonantem (nominative consonans), present participle of consonare (see consonant (n.)).

中文词源

consonant：辅音

con-, 强调。-son, 声音，词源同sound. 即发出声音的，后指语音学术术语辅音。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：consonant 词源，consonant 含义。

consonant：一致的，调和的，谐音的，辅音的

词根词缀： con-共同 + -son-声音 + -ant形容词词尾