Latin

sonus

‘sound’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin sonus.

10 English words in this record descend from Latin sonus, most familiar first.

• son
• sound ← sownde ← sun
• unison ← unisoun ← unisson ← ūnisonus
• sonnet ← sonetto ← sonet
• sone
• resound ← resoun ← reson ← resonus
• absonous ← absonus
• asonia
• fluctisonous
• soniferous

Etymograph / Latin sonus