Where does “sonnetist” come from?
sonnetist (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.
sonnetist (English): A writer of sonnets
Ancestry of “sonnetist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *swonaō | — |