adjective/detoˈnante/
detonating
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *de
Proto-Indo-European *-h₁
Proto-Indo-European *déh₁
Proto-Italic *dē
Latin dē
Latin dē-
Proto-Indo-European *sten-?
Proto-Indo-European *(s)tenh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
Proto-Indo-European *(s)tonh₂éyeti
Proto-Italic *tonaō
Latin tonō
Latin detonārebor.
Spanish detonar
Proto-Indo-European *-onts
Latin -ns
Latin -antem
Spanish -ante
Spanish detonante
From detonar + -ante.
noun, masculine/detoˈnante/plural: detonantes
trigger, cause (an event that initiates others, or incites a response)
“El personaje de Pace, Joe MacMillan, fue el detonante de los hechos que tuvieron lugar en la primer temporada.”
Synonyms: detonador, desencadenante
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *de
Proto-Indo-European *-h₁
Proto-Indo-European *déh₁
Proto-Italic *dē
Latin dē
Latin dē-
Proto-Indo-European *sten-?
Proto-Indo-European *(s)tenh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
Proto-Indo-European *(s)tonh₂éyeti
Proto-Italic *tonaō
Latin tonō
Latin detonārebor.
Spanish detonar
Proto-Indo-European *-onts
Latin -ns
Latin -antem
Spanish -ante
Spanish detonante
From detonar + -ante.