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detonante

/detoˈnante/

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.