myEtymology.com: English etymology of concerto

Etymology of the English word concerto

the English word concerto

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)

The earliest known usage of concerto in English dates from the 18th century.

Word found in Modern English