Where does “sonus” come from?
sonus (Latin) comes from Latin sonō, from Proto-Italic *swonaō — to sound, resound.
sonus (Latin): sound, noise; pitch; speech; tone, character,...
Definitions
- sound, noise; pitch; speech; tone, character,...
Ancestry of “sonus”, step by step
sonus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin sonō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sonō | to sound, resound, make a sound or noise (and various sounds in-context) |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | *swonaō | to sound, resound |
via Proto-Indo-European swenh₂-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | swenh₂- | to sound |
via Proto-Indo-European *swónh₂os
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | *swónh₂os | — |