Where does “baritonist” come from?
baritonist (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.
baritonist (English): A player of the baritone saxophone; A player of...
Definitions
- A player of the baritone saxophone; A player of...
Ancestry of “baritonist”, step by step
baritonist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English baritone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | baritone | The male voice between tenor and bass; The... |
| 2 | Italian | baritono | baritone; barytone |
| 3 | Late Latin | barytonus | barytone |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βαρύτονος | deep-sounding; barytone; having its acute accent... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τόνος | rope, cord; chord; tone, note |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | tónos | rope, cord; tension |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tónos | something stretched; chord, fiber, string |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |