Where does “basfiol” come from?
basfiol (Swedish) comes from Swedish fiol, from German viola, from Italian Viola, from Italian -one, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
basfiol (Swedish): double bass
Definitions
- double bass
Ancestry of “basfiol”, step by step
basfiol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish fiol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fiol | violin |
| 2 | German | viola | — |
| 3 | Italian | Viola | purple, violet |
| 4 | Italian | -one | Alterative suffix used to form augmentatives;... |
| 5 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |