English
sonnetry
From sonnet + -ry.
Formed from sonnet + -ry
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 The composition of sonnets.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “sonnetry”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / sonnetry