Where does “sonnetary” come from?
sonnetary (English) comes from English sonnet, from French sonnet, from German Sonett, from Italian sonetto, from Old Occitan sonet, from Old Occitan son, from Latin sonus, from Latin sonō — to sound, resound.
sonnetary (English): Relating to sonnets
Definitions
- Relating to sonnets
Ancestry of “sonnetary”, step by step
sonnetary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sonnet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sonnet | A fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting... |
| 2 | French | sonnet | sonnet |
| 3 | German | Sonett | sonnet |
| 4 | Italian | sonetto | sonnet; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 5 | Old Occitan | sonet | a song |
| 6 | Old Occitan | son | song, sound |
| 7 | Latin | sonus | sound, noise; pitch; speech; tone, character,... |
| 8 | Latin | sonō | to sound, resound, make a sound or noise (and various sounds in-context) |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *swonaō | to sound, resound |