Where does “kontrabasszus” come from?
kontrabasszus (Hungarian) comes from German Kontrabass, from Italian contrabasso, from Italian basso, from Latin Bassus, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.
kontrabasszus (Hungarian): contrabass, double bass, string bass
Definitions
- contrabass, double bass, string bass
Ancestry of “kontrabasszus”, step by step