Etymology of the French word clarinette
the French word
clarinettederived from the French word
clarinederived from the Latin word
clarus (clear, bright, gleaming)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kelə- (to call)
Date
The earliest known usage of clarinette in French dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in French
clarinettisteDerivations in other languages
English
clarinet, Romanian
clarinetCognates
Dutch
klarinet, English
clarinet, German
Klarinette, Icelandic
klarínetta, Italian
clarinetto, Lithuanian
klarnetas, Norwegian
klarinett, Polish
klarnet, Russian
клapнeт, Swedish
klarinett
