sambucus.
sambuca-player; Itriangular stringed-instrument w/very sharp shrill tone OED);
Meaning & usage
sambuca player
Where this word comes from
From sambūca (“ancient stringed instrument of Asiatic origin”), from Ancient Greek σαμβύκη (sambúkē, “sambuca”), ultimately from Aramaic סַבְּכָא (sabbəḵā).
elder tree, elderberry
Where this word comes from
Masculine form of sambūca (“ancient stringed instrument of Asiatic origin”), as the wind instrument was made from the wood of the elder tree. + -ūcus was a suffix common to several other plant names.
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