son- root words — words with the son- root

The root son- comes from Latin sonare, meaning to sound. 11 words in Dendril are built from it, including sonata, sonatas, sonorous, assonant, assonate, consonantal, dissonancy, inconsonant, postconsonantal, sonant, sonatina. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the son- root

Explore words with son- — words containing the son- root and sharing its sense of "to sound". Examples include sonata, sonatas, sonorous, assonant, assonate, consonantal, dissonancy, inconsonant, postconsonantal, sonant, sonatina. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The son- root means to sound, from Latin sonare. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.