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Where does “trumpet” come from?

trumpet (Middle English) comes from Old French trompette, from Old French trompe, from Frankish trumpa — trump, trumpet; trumpet.

trumpet (Middle English): A trumpet; a small brass instrument; One who uses...

Definitions

  1. A trumpet; a small brass instrument; One who uses...

Ancestry of “trumpet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtrompettetrumpet
2Old Frenchtrompetrump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet
3Frankishtrumpatrump, trumpet; trumpet

Words derived from “trumpet”

  • trumpet
  • trumpeter
  • trumpeting
  • trumpetlike
  • trumpetfish
  • trumpety
  • trumpetweed
  • trumpetist
  • trumpetless
  • trumpetwood
  • trumpetress
  • betrumpet
  • trumpeto
  • trumpetisto
  • trompette
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