Where does “oboe” come from?
oboe (Finnish) comes from Italian oboè, from French hautbois, from French haut, from Middle French hault, from Old French hault, from Latin altus, from Proto-Italic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós.
oboe (Finnish): oboe
Ancestry of “oboe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | oboè | Obsolete form of oboe; oboe |
| 2 | French | hautbois | oboe; oboist |
| 3 | French | haut | high; tall; top |
| 4 | Middle French | hault | high; high up; high; elevated |
| 5 | Old French | hault | high, lofty; high, tall, elevated |
| 6 | Latin | altus | high, tall; deep; profound |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | altos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |
Words derived from “oboe”