Reconstruction:Latin/stuno

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This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Frankish *stunōn (to rumble, thunder, bang), from Proto-Germanic *stunōną. Alternatively from or a merger with *extonō, from ex- +‎ tonō (thunder, speak thunderously).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*stunō (present infinitive *stunāre, perfect active *stunāvī, supine *stunātum); first conjugation (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

  1. shock, surprise
  2. stun, daze
  3. jar, clash

Descendants

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