Etymology

basset horn

Today it means: An alto instrument of the clarinet family, pitched in F below middle C, with a range reaching down to F below that. Full definition →

German Bassetthorn ← French cor de bassette ← Italian corno di bassetto
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  1. Italian · derived fromcorno di bassetto
  2. French · derived fromcor de bassette
  3. German · borrowed fromBassetthorn
  4. English todaybasset horn

From German Bassetthorn, translation of French cor de bassette, from Italian corno di bassetto.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.