Sunny
/ˈsʌni/noun
Bright with sunlight; cheerful or optimistic.
Did you know?“Sunny” descends from the same ancient root as Latin *sol* and Greek *hēlios*, so every time you say it, you’re echoing the oldest solar name in Indo-European speech.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sóh₂wl̥
“the sun”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*sunnōn
“the sun”
Old English
English
sunne
“the sun”
Old English
English
sunig
“sunny; exposed to the sun”
Middle English
English
sunni
“sunny; bright with sunlight”
Modern English
English
sunny
“bright with sunlight; cheerful or optimistic”