Where does “sonar” come from?

sonar (Portuguese) comes from English SONAR — Acronym of sound navigation and ranging.

sonar (Portuguese): sonar technique and device that uses sound propagation to detect underwater objects

Definitions

  1. sonar technique and device that uses sound propagation to detect underwater objects

Ancestry of “sonar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSONARAcronym of sound navigation and ranging
Every word from English SONAR