Where does “sonneter” come from?
sonneter (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.
sonneter (English): A composer of sonnets
Definitions
- A composer of sonnets
Ancestry of “sonneter”, step by step
sonneter 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 |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |