Etymograph

English

accentism

Accentism comes from Medieval Latin accentus, from Latin accinō ‘to sing to’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*keh₂n-1‘to sing’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kh₂néti1reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kanō1‘to sing’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcanō1‘to sing, recite, play’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaccinō1‘to sing to’
  6. Medieval Latinmodernaccentus1
  7. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600accent1
  8. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400accent1
  9. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500accent1
  10. English1500–presentaccent1
  11. Englishtodayaccentism1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English accentism

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*keh₂n-Wiktionary, English accentism‘to sing’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kh₂nétiWiktionary, English accentismreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kanōWiktionary, English accentism‘to sing’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcanōWiktionary, English accentism‘to sing, recite, play’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaccinōWiktionary, English accentism‘to sing to’
  6. Medieval LatinmodernaccentusWiktionary, English accentism
  7. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600accentWiktionary, English accentism
  8. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400accentWiktionary, English accentism
  9. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500accentWiktionary, English accentism
  10. English1500–presentaccentWiktionary, English accentism
  11. EnglishtodayaccentismWiktionary, English accentism

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *kh₂néti

enchanter, 23 more

through Proto-Italic *kanō ‘to sing’

chanting, cantor, enchantment, chantry, incantation, recant, enchant, chanter, canticle, 42 more

through Latin canō ‘to sing, recite, play’

cant, chant, incentive, bazooka, shanty, chanson, 51 more

Today it means

noun Discrimination on the grounds of a person's accent.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “accentism”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- / accentism

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