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Where does “sacsafón” come from?

sacsafón (Irish) comes from French saxophone, from French -phone, from Ancient Greek φωνή, from Proto-Hellenic pʰōnā́, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₂-néh₂, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

sacsafón (Irish): saxophone

Definitions

  1. saxophone

Ancestry of “sacsafón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsaxophonesaxophone; first-person singular present...
2French-phonespeaker of a specific language; something that...
3Ancient Greekφωνήsound; Usually of the human voice: voice, cry,...
4Proto-Hellenicpʰōnā́—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoh₂-néh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “sacsafón”

  • sacsafónaí
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →