Cell

Morpheme

Cell

Type

free base

Denotation

large string instrument in the violin family

Etymology

1857 clip of violoncello; Italian violoncello, from violone, from viola + -one; Old Provençal viola; Medieval Latin vitula

Evidence

cellist, cello, cellolike, cellos, mandocello, violoncello

Notes

(<c>) spells [t͡ʃ]

Homographs

Cell