Where does “sonnet” come from?
sonnet (Dutch) comes from Middle French sonnet, from Italian sonetto, from Old Occitan sonet, from Old Occitan son, from Latin sonus, from Latin sonō, from Proto-Italic *swonaō — to sound, resound.
sonnet (Dutch): sonnet
Definitions
- sonnet
Ancestry of “sonnet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | sonnet | — |
| 2 | Italian | sonetto | sonnet; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | Old Occitan | sonet | a song |
| 4 | Old Occitan | son | song, sound |
| 5 | Latin | sonus | sound, noise; pitch; speech; tone, character,... |
| 6 | Latin | sonō | to sound, resound, make a sound or noise (and various sounds in-context) |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *swonaō | to sound, resound |