Where does “sonnetry” come from?
sonnetry (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.
sonnetry (English): The composition of sonnets
Definitions
- The composition of sonnets
Ancestry of “sonnetry”, step by step
sonnetry 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 ry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ry | A test pattern consisting of a repeating character string alternating letters R and Y, used to test five-level teleprinter and radioteletype (RTTY) systems |