Where does “tūba” come from?

tūba (German) comes from Italian Tuba, from Latin tuba — A long trumpet over 1 meter in length; tube.

tūba (German): tuba wind instrument

Definitions

  1. tuba wind instrument

Ancestry of “tūba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianTubatuba
2LatintubaA long trumpet over 1 meter in length; tube

Words derived from “tūba

Every word from Latin tubaEvery word from Italian Tuba