Where does “contrabassoon” come from?
contrabassoon (English) comes from Italian contrafagotto, from Italian fagotto, from Vulgar Latin facus, from Latin fascis, from Latin fasciō, from Latin fascia, from Proto-Indo-European bʰasḱ- — bundle, heap, load.
contrabassoon (English): A larger version of the bassoon sounding one...
Definitions
- A larger version of the bassoon sounding one...
Ancestry of “contrabassoon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | contrafagotto | double bassoon |
| 2 | Italian | fagotto | bundle, sack; clumsy or awkward person, a klutz... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | facus | — |
| 4 | Latin | fascis | A faggot, fascine; bundle, packet, package,... |
| 5 | Latin | fasciō | — |
| 6 | Latin | fascia | band, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon; necktie |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰasḱ- | bundle, heap, load |
Words derived from “contrabassoon”