Etymology of the English word sackbut
the English word
sackbutderived from the Old French word
saqueboutederived from the Old French word
saquerderived from the French word
sacderived from the Latin word
saccus (sack; bag; sack, bag; wallet)
derived from the Greek word
sakkos, σάκκος ('sack'-cloth; mohair (the material or garments made of it, worn as a sign of grief))
derived from the Phoenician word
saqderived from the Old French word
bouterusing the Proto-Indo-European prefix
bhau- (to hit)
derived from the Frankish root
*bōtanDate
The earliest known usage of sackbut in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in other languages
Italian
sackbutUsage
Word found in Modern English
