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Where does “countertenor” come from?

countertenor (English) comes from Latin contrātenor.

countertenor (English): adult male singer who uses head tone or falsetto...

Definitions

  1. adult male singer who uses head tone or falsetto...

Ancestry of “countertenor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincontrātenor—

Words derived from “countertenor”

  • カウンターテナー
Every word from Latin contrātenor →