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

  1. Synonym of guitjo

Ancestry of “banjitar”, step by step

banjitar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English guitar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishguitarA stringed musical instrument, of European...
2Spanishguitarraguitar
3Old Spanishguitarraclassical guitar
4Arabicقِيثَارَة
5Latincitharacithara, lyre, lute, guitar; guitar
6Ancient Greekκιθάραlyre; the ribs of the horse; ivy

via English banjo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbanjoA stringed musical instrument (chordophone), usually with a round body, a membrane-like soundboard and a fretted neck, played by plucking or strumming the strings
2EnglishbandoreA stringed instrument similar in form to a...
3Spanishbandurriabandurria
4Latinpanduraa pandore
5Ancient Greekπανδοῦραpandura, a three-stringed lute

Words derived from “banjitar

Every word from Ancient Greek κιθάραEvery word from Latin citharaEvery word from Arabic قِيثَارَة