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Where does “sono-” come from?

sono- (English) comes from Latin sonus, from Latin sonō, from Proto-Italic *swonaō.

sono- (English): Of or relating to sound

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to sound

Ancestry of “sono-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsonussound, noise; pitch; speech; tone, character,...
2Latinsonō—
3Proto-Italic*swonaō—

Words derived from “sono-”

  • ultrasonography
  • sonography
  • ultrasonographic
  • ultrasonographically
  • sonometer
  • sonochemical
  • ultrasonographer
  • sonoluminescence
  • sonologist
  • sonobuoy
  • sonograph
  • sonophoresis
  • sonochemistry
  • sonomicrometry
  • ultrasonograph
  • sonophobia
  • sonology
  • hydrosonography
  • sonochemically
  • sonodynamic
  • sonopuncture
  • sonological
  • sonochemist
  • sonofusion
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