Where does “só” come from?
só (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese sõo, from Latin sonus, from Latin sonō, from Proto-Italic *swonaō — to sound, resound.
só (Portuguese): only; just; only; merely; just; alone
Definitions
- only; just; only; merely; just; alone
Ancestry of “só”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | sõo | — |
| 2 | Latin | sonus | sound, noise; pitch; speech; tone, character,... |
| 3 | Latin | sonō | to sound, resound, make a sound or noise (and various sounds in-context) |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *swonaō | to sound, resound |