Etymology of the English word ophicleide
the English word ophicleide
derived from the French word ophicléide
using the French prefix ophi-
derived from the Greek word ophis, ὄφις (a snake, figuratively, (as a type of sly cunning) an artful malicious person, especially Satan)
derived from the Greek word kleis, κλείς (a key (as shutting a lock), literally or figuratively)
using the Greek prefix kleid-
derived from the French word ophicleide
derived from the Greek word ophis, ὄφις (a snake, figuratively, (as a type of sly cunning) an artful malicious person, especially Satan)
derived from the Greek word kleis, κλείς (a key (as shutting a lock), literally or figuratively)