Where does “οξύαυλος” come from?

οξύαυλος (Greek) comes from Greek αυλός, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

οξύαυλος (Greek): oboe

Definitions

  1. oboe

Ancestry of “οξύαυλος”, step by step

οξύαυλος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek αυλός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekαυλόςpipe, flute, fife; floghera or souravli; bellows'...
2Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
3Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Greek οξύς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekοξύςsharp, acute, acid, shrill, pointed
2Ancient Greekὀξύςsharp, pointed; sharp, keen; quick, hasty, swift
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-