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Where does “sonda” come from?

sonda (Portuguese) comes from French sonde, from Middle French sonde, from Old French sonde, from Old English sund, from Old Norse sund, from Proto-Germanic sundą, from Proto-Germanic swimmaną, from Proto-Indo-European swem(bʰ)- — to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim.

sonda (Portuguese): probe; sound; a rope or rod used to fathom bodies...

Definitions

  1. probe; sound; a rope or rod used to fathom bodies...

Ancestry of “sonda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsondeprobe; sound; Any of various devices for testing...
2Middle Frenchsondesounding line
3Old Frenchsondesounding line
4Old Englishsundswimming; sea, water
5Old Norsesundswimming; strait, sound; swimming, sound
6Proto-Germanicsundąswimming; sound, strait
7Proto-Germanicswimmanąto be unsteady; to swim; float
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswem(bʰ)-to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim

Words derived from “sonda”

  • sondar
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