saxo
See also: Saxo and saxó
French
Etymology
From saxophone, a combination of the surname of its inventor Adolphe Sax (1814–1894) + -o- + -phone (“phone”), from Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice”). The first element surname is a variant of the German Sachs (“Saxon”).
Noun
saxo m (plural saxos)
- saxophone
Further reading
- “saxo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
Latin
Noun
saxō
- dative/ablative singular of saxum
Noun
saxō m (genitive saxōnis); third declension
- Alternative letter-case form of Saxō (“Saxon”)
Spanish
Noun
saxo m (plural saxos)
- Clipping of saxofone. Sax
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin saxum, from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“cut”). Compare Portuguese seixo (“pebble”) and Italian sasso (“stone”) (which were, unlike the Spanish word, inherited).
Noun
saxo m (plural saxos)
- stone
Further reading
- “saxo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014