Where does “sonetto” come from?
sonetto (Italian) comes from Old Occitan sonet, from Old Occitan son, from Latin sonus, from Latin sonō, from Proto-Italic *swonaō — to sound, resound.
sonetto (Italian): sonnet; first-person singular present indicative...
Definitions
- sonnet; first-person singular present indicative...
Ancestry of “sonetto”, step by step
sonetto traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Occitan sonet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | sonet | a song |
| 2 | Old Occitan | son | song, sound |
| 3 | Latin | sonus | sound, noise; pitch; speech; tone, character,... |
| 4 | Latin | sonō | to sound, resound, make a sound or noise (and various sounds in-context) |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *swonaō | to sound, resound |
via Occitan sonet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Occitan | sonet | — |
| 2 | Occitan | son | his; her; its; third-person plural present... |
via Russian сонет
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | сонет | sonnet |