Where does “sonata” come from?

sonata (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto soni, from Latin sonō, from Proto-Italic *swonaō — to sound, resound.

sonata (Esperanto): singular present passive participle of soni

Definitions

  1. singular present passive participle of soni

Ancestry of “sonata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantosonito sound; to make noise, make a sound
2Latinsonōto sound, resound, make a sound or noise (and various sounds in-context)
3Proto-Italic*swonaōto sound, resound
Every word from Proto-Italic *swonaō →Every word from Latin sonō →Every word from Esperanto soni →