Editing Sackbut (section)

== Terminological history ==
The first reference to a slide instrument was probably ''trompette des ménestrels'', first found in Burgundy in the 1420s and later in other regions of Europe. The name distinguished the instrument from the ''trompettes de guerre'' (war trumpets), which were of fixed length.<ref name="Herbert 57">Herbert, Trevor (2006). ''The Trombone'', p.&nbsp;57. London: Yale University Press. {{ISBN|0-300-10095-7}}.</ref>

[[File:Virdung 1511 musica getutscht.png|thumb|"Busaun" (trombone) and various trumpets by different names, from the 1511 [[treatise]] by [[Sebastian Virdung]].]]

The next word to appear in the 15th century that implied a slide was the ''sackbutt'' group of words. There are two theories for the sources: it is either derived from the [[Middle French]] ''sacquer'' (to pull) and ''bouter'' (to push) or from the Spanish ''sacar'' (to draw or pull) and ''bucha'' (a tube or pipe).<ref name="Herbert 57"/> The term survives in numerous English spelling variations including sacbutt, sackbutte, sagbut, shagbolt, sacabushe, shakbusse<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.collectorsweekly.com/musical-instruments/trombones |title=Vintage Trombones |website=Collectors Weekly |access-date=22 April 2021}}</ref> and shakbusshe.

Closely related to ''sackbutt'' was the name used in France: ''sacqueboute'' and in Spain, where it was ''sacabuche''. These terms were used in England and France until the 18th century.

In Scotland in 1538 the slide instrument is referred to as ''draucht trumpet'' (drawn trumpet) as opposed to a ''weir trumpet'' (war trumpet), which had a fixed length.<ref>Herbert (2006), p.&nbsp;58.</ref>

In Germany, the original word was ''Posaune'', appearing about 1450 and is still used today. This (as well as ''bason'') derives from ''[[Buisine|busine]],'' which is Latinate and meant straight trumpet.<ref>Herbert (2006), p.&nbsp;56.</ref>

In Italy it was (and remains) ''trombone'', which derived from trumpet in the Latin ''tromba'' or ''drompten'', used in the Low Countries. The first records of it being used are around 1440, but it is not clear whether this was just a nickname for a trumpet player. In 1487 a writer links the words ''trompone'' and ''sacqueboute'' and mentions the instrument as playing the [[Countertenor|contratenor]] part in a danceband.<ref>Herbert (2006), p.&nbsp;59.</ref>