Where does “sopraanosaksofoni” come from?
sopraanosaksofoni (Finnish) comes from Finnish sopraano, from Italian soprano, from Vulgar Latin superanus, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
sopraanosaksofoni (Finnish): soprano saxophone
Definitions
- soprano saxophone
Ancestry of “sopraanosaksofoni”, step by step
sopraanosaksofoni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sopraano
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sopraano | soprano |
| 2 | Italian | soprano | a singer, commonly a woman, with a register... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | superanus | — |
| 4 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 5 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Finnish saksofoni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | saksofoni | saxophone |
| 2 | French | saxophone | saxophone; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | French | -phone | speaker of a specific language; something that... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φωνή | sound; Usually of the human voice: voice, cry,... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰōnā́ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰoh₂-néh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |