Where does “Büchsenfagott” come from?
Büchsenfagott (German) comes from German Fagott, from Russian фаго́т, from Polish fagot, from French fagot, from Middle French fagot, from Old French fagot, from Vulgar Latin facus, from Latin fascis — bundle, heap, load.
Ancestry of “Büchsenfagott”, step by step
Büchsenfagott traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Fagott
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fagott | bassoon |
| 2 | Russian | фаго́т | bassoon |
| 3 | Polish | fagot | bassoon |
| 4 | French | fagot | fagot |
| 5 | Middle French | fagot | fagot |
| 6 | Old French | fagot | fagot |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | facus | — |
| 8 | Latin | fascis | A faggot, fascine; bundle, packet, package,... |
| 9 | Latin | fasciō | to envelop with bands, swathe |
| 10 | Latin | fascia | band, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon; necktie |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰasḱ- | bundle, heap, load |
via German Büchse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Büchse | box, can; rifle |
| 2 | Middle High German | bühse | a box |
| 3 | Old High German | buhsa | box |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *buhsā | — |
| 5 | Latin | buxis | a box |
| 6 | Latin | pyxis | A small box, for holding medicines or toiletries |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πυξίς | box made of boxwood, box; tablet made of boxwood;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πύξος | box tree; boxwood |