Synonyms & related words for sonorant

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Words related to sonorant

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Where does sonorant come from?

The word sonorant breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: sonor, from Latin sonor (“sound (from sonare, to sound)”); and -ant, from Latin -ans (“agent/present-participle: -ing”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.