Where does “trumpette” come from?

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

trumpette (Middle English): Alternative form of trumpet

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of trumpet

Ancestry of “trumpette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtrompettetrumpet
2Old Frenchtrompetrump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet
3Frankishtrumpatrump, trumpet; trumpet
Every word from Frankish trumpa →Every word from Old French trompe →Every word from Old French trompette →