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Where does “sonus” come from?

sonus (Latin) comes from Latin sonō, from Proto-Italic *swonaō.

sonus (Latin): sound, noise; pitch; speech; tone, character,...

Definitions

  1. sound, noise; pitch; speech; tone, character,...

Ancestry of “sonus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsonō—
2Proto-Italic*swonaō—

Words derived from “sonus”

  • person
  • personal
  • personnel
  • resonance
  • interpersonal
  • persona
  • impersonal
  • unison
  • parson
  • resonant
  • sonnet
  • Sony
  • salesperson
  • personification
  • resonate
  • townspeople
  • sonorous
  • parsonage
  • personhood
  • ultrasonic
  • sonic
  • sonata
  • resonator
  • ultrasonography
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