Where does “ollbhasún” come from?
ollbhasún (Irish) comes from Irish basún, from English bassoon, from French basson, from Italian bassone, from Italian basso, from Latin Bassus, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis — to step.
ollbhasún (Irish): contrabassoon, double bassoon
Definitions
- contrabassoon, double bassoon
Ancestry of “ollbhasún”, step by step
ollbhasún traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish basún
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | basún | bassoon |
| 2 | English | bassoon | A musical instrument in the woodwind family,... |
| 3 | French | basson | bassoon |
| 4 | Italian | bassone | — |
| 5 | Italian | basso | low; short; narrow, thin |
| 6 | Latin | Bassus | thick, fat, stumpy, short, low, base |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βάσις | step; rhythm; foot |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷə́tis | step |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémtis | step, act of walking |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |