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- Ancient Greekσᾰ́λπῐγξ (sắlpĭnx)
- New Latinsalpinx
- English todaysalpingo-
From New Latin salpinx (“the salpinx”) + -o-, from Ancient Greek σᾰ́λπῐγξ (sắlpĭnx, “a war-trumpet”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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From New Latin salpinx (“the salpinx”) + -o-, from Ancient Greek σᾰ́λπῐγξ (sắlpĭnx, “a war-trumpet”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.