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Where does “tuba” come from?

Tuba comes from Latin tuba, which was borrowed from Proto-Malayic tuba, ultimately derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuba.

tuba (English): A large brass musical instrument, usually in the...

Definitions

  1. A large brass musical instrument, usually in the...

Ancestry of “tuba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintubaA long trumpet over 1 meter in length; tube

Words derived from “tuba”

  • tubist
  • tubaist
  • tubalike
  • saxtuba
  • チューバ
  • tiúba
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