Where does “sonograph” come from?
sonograph (English) comes from English sono-, from Latin sonus, from Latin sonō, from Proto-Italic *swonaō — to sound, resound.
sonograph (English): An instrument that produces sonograms
Definitions
- An instrument that produces sonograms
Ancestry of “sonograph”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | sono- | Of or relating to sound |
| 2 | Latin | sonus | sound, noise; pitch; speech; tone, character,... |
| 3 | Latin | sonō | to sound, resound, make a sound or noise (and various sounds in-context) |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *swonaō | to sound, resound |
Words derived from “sonograph”