Where does “eskusoinu” come from?
eskusoinu (Basque) comes from Basque soinu, from Latin sonus, from Latin sonō, from Proto-Italic *swonaō — to sound, resound.
eskusoinu (Basque): accordion
Definitions
- accordion
Ancestry of “eskusoinu”, step by step
eskusoinu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Basque soinu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basque | soinu | sound |
| 2 | Latin | sonus | sound, noise; pitch; speech; tone, character,... |
| 3 | Latin | sonō | to sound, resound, make a sound or noise (and various sounds in-context) |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *swonaō | to sound, resound |
via Basque esku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basque | esku | hand |