Etymology of the English word sonic
the English word
sonicderived from the Late Latin word
sonus (noise, sound)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*swen-Date
The earliest known usage of sonic in English dates from the 20th century.
Derivations in English
sonobuoy,
hypersonic,
infrasonic,
supersonic,
ultrasonic,
ambisonics,
sonics,
insonificate,
sonicateDerivations in other languages
Italian
sonicoUsage
Word found in Modern English
