The story
- Italian · derived fromsoprano
- English todaysopranino recorder
From sopranino + recorder, from Italian soprano + -ino (diminutive).
Words from the same roots
Italiansoprano all →
sopranosopranino
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A recorder whose lowest note is F₅ (or otherwise in the range of E♭₅ to G₅). Full definition →