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Where does “flautista” come from?

flautista (Catalan) comes from Catalan flauta, from Old Occitan flaut, from Occitan laüt, from Old Occitan laüt, from Arabic عود, from Arabic عَادَ, from Arabic و, from Persian یا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.

flautista (Catalan): flautist

Definitions

  1. flautist

Ancestry of “flautista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanflautaflute
2Old Occitanflautflute
3Occitanlaütlute
4Old Occitanlaütlute
5Arabicعودwood, timber; stick, rod, pole; branch, twig
6Arabicعَادَto return, go back
7Arabicوand, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or...
8PersianیاAPI •; or; either
9Arabicيَا{{m|en|O|id=vocative}}
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