Where does “sonar” come from?

sonar (Old Catalan) comes from Latin sonō, from Proto-Italic *swonaō — to sound, resound.

Ancestry of “sonar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsonōto sound, resound, make a sound or noise (and various sounds in-context)
2Proto-Italic*swonaōto sound, resound

Words derived from “sonar

Every word from Proto-Italic *swonaōEvery word from Latin sonō