Where does “sonante” come from?

sonante (Portuguese) comes from Latin sonāns, from Latin sonō, from Proto-Italic *swonaō — to sound, resound.

sonante (Portuguese): sonant, sounding

Definitions

  1. sonant, sounding

Ancestry of “sonante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsonānssounding, resounding
2Latinsonōto sound, resound, make a sound or noise (and various sounds in-context)
3Proto-Italic*swonaōto sound, resound
Every word from Proto-Italic *swonaō →Every word from Latin sonō →Every word from Latin sonāns →