Etymology of the English word sonnet
the English word
sonnetderived from the Italian word
sonnetderived from the Old Provençal word
sonetderived from the Old Provençal word
sonderived from the Late Latin word
sonus (noise, sound)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*swen-derived from the Old French word
sonetderived from the Old French word
sonderived from the Late Latin word
sonus (noise, sound)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*swen-Date
The earliest known usage of sonnet in English dates from the 16th century.
Cognates
Dutch
sonnet, French
sonnet, German
Sonett, Italian
sonetto, Lithuanian
sonetas, Norwegian
sonett, Polish
sonet, Russian
coнeт, Swedish
sonettUsage
Word found in Modern English
