Where does “contrabassoonist” come from?
contrabassoonist (English) comes from English contrabassoon, 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.
contrabassoonist (English): Someone who plays the contrabassoon
Definitions
- Someone who plays the contrabassoon
Ancestry of “contrabassoonist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | contrabassoon | A larger version of the bassoon sounding one... |
| 2 | Italian | contrafagotto | double bassoon |
| 3 | Italian | fagotto | bundle, sack; clumsy or awkward person, a klutz... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | facus | — |
| 5 | Latin | fascis | A faggot, fascine; bundle, packet, package,... |
| 6 | Latin | fasciō | to envelop with bands, swathe |
| 7 | Latin | fascia | band, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon; necktie |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰasḱ- | bundle, heap, load |