English
sonneter
From sonnet + -er.
Formed from sonnet + -er
Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- ‘to sound’
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Latin sonus ‘sound’
Old Occitan sonet ‘a song’
Italian sonetto
Middle French sonnet
English sonnet
Today it means
noun A composer of sonnets; sonnetist.
Sources
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Etymograph / sonneter