How did the violin get its name?

Answer 1

The word "violin" comes to us through the Romance languages from the Middle Latin word vitula, meaning "stringed instrument"; this word may also be the source of the Germanic "fiddle".

Answer 2

The instrument is from the Renaissance viol. Viola da braccio (held against the shoulder)

Terminology has long been hesitant, and the term "viola" was used most often for the soprano as well as for the alto. In Italian we find the expressions "viola con tre corde senza tasti" or "viola da braccio senza tasti"; in German "Geige", in French "vyollon" in 1523 and "violon" in 1556. "Violino" appeared in Italy in 1538 and "violin" in England only in 1572.

Answer 3

Because you are using a bow moving across the strings to produce sound. Many ask why a piano isn't a string instrument. This is because a piano is struck by the player in order for the hammer inside to strike the string. Like a cello, the violin's bow is used to glide across the strings to produce sound.

Because It Has Strings .... obviously

Answer 4

A violin is just another stringed musical instrument. What makes a violin unique is the maker, for example: Stradivarius is one of the violins built by members of the Stradivari (Stradivarius) family.

Answer 5

violins are called violins because the word vitual is latin for stringing instrument and our way of saying it is Violin

Answer 6

Violin comes from the Latin Viol which means strings