Where does “sonic” come from?

Sonic comes from Latin sonus, meaning sound, which derives from the Latin root suus.

sonic (English): Of or relating to sound; Having a speed...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to sound; Having a speed...

Ancestry of “sonic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsonussound, noise; pitch; speech; tone, character,...
2Latinsonōto sound, resound, make a sound or noise (and various sounds in-context)
3Proto-Italic*swonaōto sound, resound
Every word from Proto-Italic *swonaō →