Baritone
/ˈbær.ɪ.toʊn/noun
A male singing voice or singer with a range between tenor and bass.
Did you know?Baritone entered English through Italian musical terminology, but its deeper roots go back to Greek *barys* (“heavy”), the same root behind words for weight, gravity, and seriousness.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
barys
“heavy, weighty, grave”
Late Greek
Greek
barýtonos
“deep-voiced, literally “heavy-toned””
Italian
It
baritono
“a deep male voice”
18th Century
English
baritone
“a deep male singing voice”
Modern English
English
baritone
“a male singing voice or singer between tenor and bass”