Where does “trombone” come from?
Trombone comes from Italian trombone, from Italian tromba with the augmentative suffix -one, from Latin tromba, ultimately from Proto-Italic tromba.
trombone (English): A musical instrument in the brass family, having...
Definitions
- A musical instrument in the brass family, having...
Ancestry of “trombone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | trombone | trombone; trombonist; An annoying and boring... |
| 2 | Italian | -one | Alterative suffix used to form augmentatives;... |
| 3 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |