hornist

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

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Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂nós

Proto-Indo-European *-om

Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂nóm

Proto-Germanic *hurną

Proto-West Germanic *horn

Old English horn

Middle English horn

English horn

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Hellenic *-tās

Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)

Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor.

Latin -istader.

Old French -istebor.

Middle English -ist

English -ist

English hornist

From horn + -ist.

Noun

hornist (plural hornists)

1. Someone who plays the horn (any of several kinds of musical instruments).

Derived terms

• Alpine hornist
• alto hornist
• baritone hornist
• basset hornist
• English hornist
• French hornist
• saxhornist
• tenor hornist

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: torvensoittaja (fi)
• French: corniste (fr) m or f
• Polish: waltornista (pl) m

Anagrams

• Rishton, in short