Where does “cello” come from?
cello (Dutch) comes from Italian violoncello, from Italian violone, from Italian Viola, from Italian -one, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
cello (Dutch): cello
Definitions
- cello
Ancestry of “cello”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | violoncello | violoncello, cello |
| 2 | Italian | violone | violone |
| 3 | Italian | Viola | purple, violet |
| 4 | Italian | -one | Alterative suffix used to form augmentatives;... |
| 5 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |