Etymology

saxophonist

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Today it means: A person who owns, plays or practices with the saxophone. Full definition →

English saxophone ← French saxophone ← Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sek-
  2. Proto-Germanic*sahsą
  3. Proto-West Germanic*sahs
  4. Proto-West Germanic*Sahsō
  5. Old High GermanSahso
  6. Middle High GermanSahse
  7. GermanSachse
  8. GermanSachs
  9. FrenchSax
  10. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  11. Proto-Hellenic*pʰōnā́
  12. Ancient Greekφωνή (phōnḗ)
  13. Frenchsaxophone
  14. Englishsaxophone
  15. English todaysaxophonist

From saxophone + -ist.

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