Where does “harpist” come from?
harpist (Romanian) comes from French harpiste, from French harpe, from Late Latin harpa, from Frankish harpā, from Proto-Germanic harpǭ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
harpist (Romanian): harpist
Ancestry of “harpist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | harpiste | harpist |
| 2 | French | harpe | harp; inflection of harper:
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| 3 | Late Latin | harpa | harp |
| 4 | Frankish | harpā | harp |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | harpǭ | harp |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kreb- | to turn; to touch; to turn, bend, shrink, rotate,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |