accent.
alternative spelling of aksent (“accent”)
Meaning & usage
alternative spelling of aksent (“accent”)
only used in accent aigu (“acute accent”)
only used in accent circonflexe (“circumflex”)
only used in accent grave (“grave accent”)
Where this word comes from
From French accent (“accent, manner or tone of speech”), from Middle French accent, from Old French acent, from Latin accentus (“accent, tone, accentuation”), past participle of accinō (“sing to, sing along”), from both ad- (“to”), from ad (“to, towards”), from Proto-Italic *ad (“toward, to, on, up to, for”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“to, at”) + and from canō (“to sing, recite, play”), from Proto-Italic *kanō (“to sing”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- (“to sing”).
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