Where does “dordveidhlín” come from?
dordveidhlín (Irish) comes from Irish veidhlín, from English violin, from German Violine, from Italian violino, from Italian -ino, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.
dordveidhlín (Irish): bass fiddle
Definitions
- bass fiddle
Ancestry of “dordveidhlín”, step by step
dordveidhlín traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish veidhlín
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | veidhlín | violin |
| 2 | English | violin | A musical four-string instrument, generally... |
| 3 | German | Violine | violin |
| 4 | Italian | violino | violin, fiddle; violin, violinist |
| 5 | Italian | -ino | Alterative suffix used to form diminutives; Used... |
| 6 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |