Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “concertina” come from?

concertina (English) comes from English concert, from French concert, from Italian concerto, from Latin concertō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

concertina (English): A musical instrument, like the various...

Definitions

  1. A musical instrument, like the various...

Ancestry of “concertina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconcertTo plan together; to settle or adjust by...
2Frenchconcertconcert
3Italianconcertoconcert, recital; concerto; agreement, concert
4Latinconcertō—
5Latincōn-—
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “concertina”

  • concertinist
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →