Where does “radiosonde” come from?
radiosonde (Italian) comes from Italian radiosonda, from Italian sonda, from French sonde, from Middle French sonde, from Old French sonde, from Old English sund, from Old Norse sund, from Proto-Germanic sundą — to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim.
radiosonde (Italian): plural of radiosonda
Definitions
- plural of radiosonda
Ancestry of “radiosonde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | radiosonda | radiosonde |
| 2 | Italian | sonda | sonde, probe; drill; third-person singular... |
| 3 | French | sonde | probe; sound; Any of various devices for testing... |
| 4 | Middle French | sonde | sounding line |
| 5 | Old French | sonde | sounding line |
| 6 | Old English | sund | swimming; sea, water |
| 7 | Old Norse | sund | swimming; strait, sound; swimming, sound |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sundą | swimming; sound, strait |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | swimmaną | to be unsteady; to swim; float |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | swem(bʰ)- | to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim |