English word accent comes from Latin ad ((direction) toward, to, on, up to, for.), Latin cantus (Song, chant, singing, incantation.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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ad | Latin (lat) | (direction) toward, to, on, up to, for. |
cantus | Latin (lat) | Song, chant, singing, incantation. |
accino | Latin (lat) | I sing to. |
accentus | Latin (lat) | (figuratively) intensity, violence. (phonology) accent, tone, accentuation. A blast, signal. |
accento | Latin (lat) | |
accenter | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | |
accenter | Middle French (ca. 1400-1600) (frm) | |
accent | English (en) | (transitive) To express the accent of vocally; to utter with accent.. (transitive) To mark emphatically; to emphasize; to accentuate; to make prominent.. (transitive) To mark with written accents. |