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Where does “fidicina” come from?

fidicina (Latin) comes from Latin fidicen, from Latin -cen, from Latin canō, from Proto-Italic kanō, from Proto-Germanic kanô, from Proto-Indo-European gan- — a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub.

fidicina (Latin): lute player

Definitions

  1. lute player

Ancestry of “fidicina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfidicena luteplayer, lyrist, minstrel, harper; a lyric...
2Latin-cenappended to the names of musical instruments,...
3Latincanō—
4Proto-Italickanōto sing
5Proto-Germanickanôvessel, vat, tub; boat
6Proto-Indo-Europeangan-a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub

Words derived from “fidicina”

  • fidicine
  • fidicina
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