Latin
accentus
‘accent, tone, accentuation’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin accentus.
4 English words in this record descend from Latin accentus, most familiar first.
- accent ← accenter ← accenter ← accentō
- accentuator ← accentuate ← accentuātus ← accentuō
- misaccentuate ← accentuate ← accentuātus ← accentuō
- reaccentuate ← accentuate ← accentuātus ← accentuō
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Latin accentus