Where does “sonar” come from?
sonar (Ido) comes from Spanish soñar, from Latin somniō, from Latin somnium, from Latin somnus, from Proto-Italic swepnos, from Proto-Indo-European swépnos, from Proto-Indo-European swopnos, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.
sonar (Ido): to ring
Definitions
- to ring
Ancestry of “sonar”, step by step
sonar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish soñar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | soñar | to dream |
| 2 | Latin | somniō | to dream |
| 3 | Latin | somnium | dream, vision; fantasy, daydream |
| 4 | Latin | somnus | sleep; drowsiness, slumber sloth, idleness; death |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | swepnos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swépnos | sleep, slumber |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swopnos | dream |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |
via French sonner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sonner | to sound; to ring |
| 2 | Old French | soner | to sound |
| 3 | Latin | sonāre | — |
via Italian suonare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | suonare | to play; to sound; to ring |