Where does “guitarró” come from?

guitarró (Catalan) comes from Catalan guitarra, from Arabic قِيثَارَة, from Latin cithara, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα — lyre; the ribs of the horse; ivy.

guitarró (Catalan): a plucked four-stringed instrument of the guitar family found in the Catalan Countries and Murcia

Definitions

  1. a plucked four-stringed instrument of the guitar family found in the Catalan Countries and Murcia

Ancestry of “guitarró”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanguitarraguitar
2Arabicقِيثَارَة
3Latincitharacithara, lyre, lute, guitar; guitar
4Ancient Greekκιθάραlyre; the ribs of the horse; ivy
Every word from Ancient Greek κιθάραEvery word from Latin citharaEvery word from Arabic قِيثَارَة
guitarró — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer