Where does “whamola” come from?
whamola (English) comes from English Viola, from Italian Viola, from Italian -one, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
whamola (English): A bass musical instrument played in the United States; a descendant of the washtub bass
Definitions
- A bass musical instrument played in the United States; a descendant of the washtub bass
Ancestry of “whamola”, step by step
whamola traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Viola
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Viola | Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Viola, including the violets and pansies |
| 2 | Italian | Viola | purple, violet |
| 3 | Italian | -one | Alterative suffix used to form augmentatives;... |
| 4 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |
via English whammy bar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | whammy bar | A lever at the bridge or tailpiece of an electric guitar, used to add vibrato to the sound by changing the tension of the strings |