Etymology of the English word soprano
the English word
sopranoderived from the Italian word
sopranoderived from the Italian word
sopraderived from the Latin word
supra (above)
derived from the Classical Latin word
super (above)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*uperderived from the Vulgar Latin word
superanusderived from the Classical Latin word
super (above)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*uperDate
The earliest known usage of soprano in English dates from the 18th century.
Cognates
Dutch
sopraan, French
soprano, German
Sopran, Icelandic
sópran, Swedish
sopranUsage
Word found in Modern English
