Where does “sonar” come from?
sonar (Catalan) comes from Old Catalan sonar, from Latin sonō, from Proto-Italic *swonaō — to sound, resound.
sonar (Catalan): to sound, to make a sound; to ring, to buzz;...
Definitions
- to sound, to make a sound; to ring, to buzz;...
Ancestry of “sonar”, step by step
sonar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Catalan sonar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Catalan | sonar | — |
| 2 | Latin | sonō | to sound, resound, make a sound or noise (and various sounds in-context) |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *swonaō | to sound, resound |
via English SONAR
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | SONAR | Acronym of sound navigation and ranging |