Where does “trumpophone” come from?
trumpophone (English) comes from English saxophone, from French saxophone, from French -phone, from Ancient Greek φωνή, from Proto-Hellenic pʰōnā́, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₂-néh₂, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
trumpophone (English): A musical instrument combining a trumpet and a saxophone, especially a trumpet played with a saxophone mouthpiece
Definitions
- A musical instrument combining a trumpet and a saxophone, especially a trumpet played with a saxophone mouthpiece
Ancestry of “trumpophone”, step by step
trumpophone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English saxophone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | saxophone | A single-reed instrument musical instrument of... |
| 2 | French | saxophone | saxophone; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | French | -phone | speaker of a specific language; something that... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φωνή | sound; Usually of the human voice: voice, cry,... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰōnā́ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰoh₂-néh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via English trumpet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trumpet | A musical instrument of the brass family,... |
| 2 | English | Trump | The suit, in a game of cards, that outranks all others |
| 3 | Middle English | trumpe | A trumpet, horn, or similar musical instrument;... |
| 4 | Old French | trompe | trump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet |
| 5 | Frankish | trumpa | trump, trumpet; trumpet |