Where does “sonnetwise” come from?
sonnetwise (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.
sonnetwise (English): In the form of a sonnet
Definitions
- In the form of a sonnet
Ancestry of “sonnetwise”, step by step
sonnetwise 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 |