Where does “trombone” come from?
trombone (French) comes from Italian trombone, from Italian -one, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
trombone (French): trombone; paper clip; first-person singular...
Definitions
- trombone; paper clip; first-person singular...
Ancestry of “trombone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | trombone | trombone; trombonist; An annoying and boring... |
| 2 | Italian | -one | Alterative suffix used to form augmentatives;... |
| 3 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |