Where does “sonorous” come from?
Sonorous comes from Latin sonorus, from sonus meaning sound, ultimately from the same root as Latin suus meaning one's own.
sonorous (English): Capable of giving out a deep, resonant sound;...
Definitions
- Capable of giving out a deep, resonant sound;...
Ancestry of “sonorous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | sonorus | sounding, resounding |
| 2 | Latin | sonor | sound; first-person singular present passive... |
| 3 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
Words derived from “sonorous”