Where does “barokkioboe” come from?
barokkioboe (Finnish) comes from Finnish oboe, from Italian oboè, from French hautbois, from French haut, from Middle French hault, from Old French hault, from Latin altus, from Proto-Italic altos — to grow, nourish.
barokkioboe (Finnish): baroque oboe
Definitions
- baroque oboe
Ancestry of “barokkioboe”, step by step
barokkioboe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish oboe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | oboe | oboe |
| 2 | Italian | oboè | Obsolete form of oboe; oboe |
| 3 | French | hautbois | oboe; oboist |
| 4 | French | haut | high; tall; top |
| 5 | Middle French | hault | high; high up; high; elevated |
| 6 | Old French | hault | high, lofty; high, tall, elevated |
| 7 | Latin | altus | high, tall; deep; profound |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | altos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via Finnish barokki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | barokki | baroque |
| 2 | French | baroque | baroque (all senses) |
| 3 | Middle French | baroque | — |
| 4 | Italian | barocco | baroque; baroque or Baroque |
| 5 | Latin | verrūca | a steep place, height |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wers- | to wipe; peak, height |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |