myEtymology.com: English etymology of concertina

Etymology of the English word concertina

the English word concertina

derived from the English word concert

derived from the Old French word concerter

derived from the French word concert

derived from the Italian word concerto

derived from the Old Italian word concertare

derived from the Latin word concertare (fight, engage in a contest, vie with)

derived from the Latin word certare (vie , contest, contend)

using the Latin prefix con- (together)

derived from the Latin prefix com-

derived from the Latin word cum (with)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kom (near, with, together)

using the English suffix -ina

using the Italian suffix -ina

The earliest known usage of concertina in English dates from the 19th century.

Word found in Modern English