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Where does “kontrafagott” come from?

kontrafagott (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic fagott, from Danish fagot, from French fagot, from Middle French fagot, from Old French fagot, from Vulgar Latin facus, from Latin fascis, from Latin fasciō — bundle, heap, load.

kontrafagott (Icelandic): contrabassoon

Definitions

  1. contrabassoon

Ancestry of “kontrafagott”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfagottbassoon
2Danishfagotbassoon
3Frenchfagotfagot
4Middle Frenchfagotfagot
5Old Frenchfagotfagot
6Vulgar Latinfacus—
7LatinfascisA faggot, fascine; bundle, packet, package,...
8Latinfasciō—
9Latinfasciaband, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon; necktie
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰasḱ-bundle, heap, load
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