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Where does “zampogna” come from?

zampogna (English) comes from Italian zampogna, from Latin symphōnia, from Ancient Greek συμφωνία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

zampogna (English): A kind of Italian double-chantered bagpipe

Definitions

  1. A kind of Italian double-chantered bagpipe

Ancestry of “zampogna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianzampognabagpipes; third-person singular present...
2Latinsymphōnia—
3Ancient Greekσυμφωνίαagreement in sound, symphony; accord, concord;...
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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