myEtymology.com: English etymology of hornpipe

Etymology of the English word hornpipe

the English word hornpipe

derived from the English word horn

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *khurnaz

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ker-

derived from the English word pipe

derived from the Old French word pipe

derived from the Latin word pipa (pipe)

derived from the Classical Latin word pipare

derived from the French word piper

derived from the Vulgar Latin word pippare

derived from the Classical Latin word pipare