Where does “contrafagotto” come from?
contrafagotto (Italian) comes from Italian fagotto, from Vulgar Latin facus, from Latin fascis, from Latin fasciō, from Latin fascia, from Proto-Indo-European bʰasḱ- — bundle, heap, load.
contrafagotto (Italian): double bassoon
Definitions
- double bassoon
Ancestry of “contrafagotto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | fagotto | bundle, sack; clumsy or awkward person, a klutz... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | facus | — |
| 3 | Latin | fascis | A faggot, fascine; bundle, packet, package,... |
| 4 | Latin | fasciō | to envelop with bands, swathe |
| 5 | Latin | fascia | band, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon; necktie |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰasḱ- | bundle, heap, load |