Where does “son” come from?
son (Spanish) comes from Latin sonus, from Latin sonō, from Proto-Italic *swonaō — to sound, resound.
son (Spanish): A pleasant sound, tone; An Afro-Cuban musical...
Definitions
- A pleasant sound, tone; An Afro-Cuban musical...
Ancestry of “son”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | sonus | sound, noise; pitch; speech; tone, character,... |
| 2 | Latin | sonō | to sound, resound, make a sound or noise (and various sounds in-context) |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *swonaō | to sound, resound |