Where does “banjitar” come from?
banjitar (English) comes from English guitar, from Spanish guitarra, from Old Spanish guitarra, from Arabic قِيثَارَة, from Latin cithara, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα — lyre; the ribs of the horse; ivy.
banjitar (English): Synonym of guitjo
Definitions
- Synonym of guitjo
Ancestry of “banjitar”, step by step
banjitar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English guitar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | guitar | A stringed musical instrument, of European... |
| 2 | Spanish | guitarra | guitar |
| 3 | Old Spanish | guitarra | classical guitar |
| 4 | Arabic | قِيثَارَة | — |
| 5 | Latin | cithara | cithara, lyre, lute, guitar; guitar |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κιθάρα | lyre; the ribs of the horse; ivy |
via English banjo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | banjo | A stringed musical instrument (chordophone), usually with a round body, a membrane-like soundboard and a fretted neck, played by plucking or strumming the strings |
| 2 | English | bandore | A stringed instrument similar in form to a... |
| 3 | Spanish | bandurria | bandurria |
| 4 | Latin | pandura | a pandore |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πανδοῦρα | pandura, a three-stringed lute |