myEtymology.com: English etymology of sonny

Etymology of the English word sonny

the English word sonny

using the English suffix -y

derived from the English word son

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *seuə-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *sunuz

using the English suffix -y

derived from the Latin suffix -ia

derived from the Latin suffix -ium

derived from the Diminutive word of son

The earliest known usage of sonny in English dates from the 19th century.

Word found in Modern English