Where does “sellóleikari” come from?

sellóleikari (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic selló, from Danish cello, from Italian violoncello, from Italian violone, from Italian Viola, from Italian -one, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

sellóleikari (Icelandic): cellist

Definitions

  1. cellist

Ancestry of “sellóleikari”, step by step

sellóleikari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic selló

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsellócello
2Danishcellocello
3Italianvioloncellovioloncello, cello
4Italianvioloneviolone
5ItalianViolapurple, violet
6Italian-oneAlterative suffix used to form augmentatives;...
7Latin-ōsuffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

via Icelandic leikari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicleikariactor, actress; player
2Old Norseleikariplayer, jester
3Old Norseleikato play; plaything, doll; play-sister
4Proto-Germaniclaikanąto jump, play, move, swing about
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →Every word from Latin -ō →Every word from Italian -one →