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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”).
Pronunciation
Noun
saxo m (plural saxos)
- Clipping of saxophone.
Further reading
Latin
Noun
saxō
- dative/ablative singular of saxum
Noun
saxō m (genitive saxōnis); third declension
- Alternative letter-case form of Saxō (“Saxon”)
Spanish
Etymology 1
Noun
saxo m (plural saxos)
- Clipping of saxofone. sax
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin saxum. Compare Portuguese seixo (“pebble”) and Italian sasso (“stone”) (which were, unlike the Spanish word, inherited).
Noun
saxo m (plural saxos)
- stone
Further reading