Etymology of the English word contrabassoon
the English word
contrabassoonderived from the English word
contra-derived from the English word
bassoonderived from the French word
bassonderived from the Italian word
bassonederived from the Italian word
bassoderived from the Latin word
bassus (low, base; base)
derived from the French word
bassoonderived from the Italian word
bassonederived from the Italian word
bassoderived from the Latin word
bassus (low, base; base)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
