Where does “sonata” come from?
sonata (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto soni, from Latin sonō, from Proto-Italic *swonaō.
sonata (Esperanto): singular present passive participle of soni
Definitions
- singular present passive participle of soni
Ancestry of “sonata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | soni | to sound; to make noise, make a sound |
| 2 | Latin | sonō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *swonaō | — |