• tocopherol [any]@hexbear.net
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    1 month ago

    They are all part of the violin family, the full name of a cello is the violoncello.

    Instrument names in the violin family are all derived from the root viola, which is a derivative of the Medieval Latin word vitula (meaning “stringed instrument”). A violin is a “little viola”, a violone is a “big viola” or a bass violin, and a violoncello (often abbreviated cello) is a “small violone” (or literally, a “small big viola”)

    The names were derived the same way as your title basically lol