Etymology of the English word clarinet
the English word
clarinetderived from the French word
clarinettederived from the French word
clarinederived from the Latin word
clarus (clear, bright, gleaming)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kelə- (to call)
Date
The earliest known usage of clarinet in English dates from the 18th century.
Cognates
Dutch
klarinet, French
clarinette, German
Klarinette, Icelandic
klarínetta, Italian
clarinetto, Lithuanian
klarnetas, Norwegian
klarinett, Polish
klarnet, Russian
клapнeт, Swedish
klarinettUsage
Word found in Modern English
