English
alto recorder
From alto + recorder.
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘to grow, nourish’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós
Proto-Italic *altos
Latin altus ‘high’
Italian alto ‘high’
English alto
Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr ~ *ḱr̥d- ‘heart’
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Medieval Latin recordātor
Old French recordeor
Old French recordour ‘record-keeper’
Middle English recordour
English recorder
Today it means
noun Synonym of treble recorder.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / alto recorder