English
clarinet
Clarinet comes from Italian clarino ‘trumpet’, from Latin clarus ‘clear, bright’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- ‘to call, shout’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kelh₁-‘to call, shout’by way of Proto-Indo-European *kl̥h₁rós, Proto-Italic *klārosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEclarus‘clear, bright’
- Italianc. 1300–presentclarino‘trumpet’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentclarinettodiminutive of clarino
- Englishtodayclarinet
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kelh₁-‘to call, shout’by way of Proto-Indo-European *kl̥h₁rós, Proto-Italic *klārosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEclarus‘clear, bright’
- Italianc. 1300–presentclarino‘trumpet’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentclarinettodiminutive of clarino
- Englishtodayclarinet
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- ‘to call, shout’
low, hell, claim, classic, calendar, haul, reconciliation, reconcile, proclamation, classify, reclamation, squeal, exclamation, irreconcilable, clamour, clamor, ecclesiastic, ecclesial, clas, conciliar, 39 more
through Latin clarus ‘clear, bright’
Today it means
noun A woodwind musical instrument that has a distinctive liquid tone whose characteristics vary among its three registers: chalumeau (low), clarion (medium), and altissimo (high).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- / clarinet