Where does “gitar” come from?

gitar (Catalan) comes from Late Latin iectare, from Latin iactāre, from Latin iaciō, from Proto-Indo-European (H)yeh₁- — to throw.

gitar (Catalan): to throw

Definitions

  1. to throw

Ancestry of “gitar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latiniectare—
2Latiniactāre—
3Latiniaciōto throw, hurl, cast, fling; throw away
4Proto-Indo-European(H)yeh₁-to throw

Words derived from “gitar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (H)yeh₁- →Every word from Latin iaciō →Every word from Latin iactāre →