Where does “bassoviulu” come from?
bassoviulu (Finnish) comes from Finnish viulu, from Swedish fiol, from German viola, from Italian Viola, from Italian -one, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
bassoviulu (Finnish): double bass, bass viol
Ancestry of “bassoviulu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | viulu | violin; costs, bill |
| 2 | Swedish | fiol | violin |
| 3 | German | viola | — |
| 4 | Italian | Viola | — |
| 5 | Italian | -one | Alterative suffix used to form augmentatives;... |
| 6 | Latin | -ō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |