Etymology

sonate

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Latin son(ō) ← Proto-Italic *swonaō ← Proto-Indo-European *swonh₂éyeti
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*swenh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*swonh₂éyeti
  3. Proto-Italic*swonaō
  4. Latinson(ō)
  5. English todaysonate

From Latin son(ō) + English -ate.

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