Where does “fifro” come from?

fifro (Esperanto) comes from German Pfeife, from Middle High German pfīfe, from Old High German pfīfa, from Proto-West Germanic *pīpā, from Vulgar Latin pipa, from Latin pipo — I pip, peep.

fifro (Esperanto): fife

Definitions

  1. fife

Ancestry of “fifro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPfeifewhistle; pipe
2Middle High Germanpfīfe
3Old High Germanpfīfa
4Proto-West Germanic*pīpāflute
5Vulgar Latinpipapipe
6LatinpipoI pip, peep
Every word from Latin pipo