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Where does “bari” come from?

bari (English) comes from English baritone, from Italian baritono, from Late Latin barytonus, from Ancient Greek βαρύτονος, from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos, from Proto-Indo-European tónos, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

bari (English): A baritone saxophone

Definitions

  1. A baritone saxophone

Ancestry of “bari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbaritoneThe male voice between tenor and bass; The...
2Italianbaritonobaritone; barytone
3Late Latinbarytonusbarytone
4Ancient Greekβαρύτονοςdeep-sounding; barytone; having its acute accent...
5Ancient Greekτόνοςrope, cord; chord; tone, note
6Proto-Hellenictónosrope, cord; tension
7Proto-Indo-Europeantónossomething stretched; chord, fiber, string
8Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “bari”

  • baris
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