Where does “banjo” come from?

banjo (English) comes from English bandore, from Spanish bandurria, from Latin pandura, from Ancient Greek πανδοῦρα — pandura, a three-stringed lute.

banjo (English): 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

Definitions

  1. 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

Ancestry of “banjo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbandoreA stringed instrument similar in form to a...
2Spanishbandurriabandurria
3Latinpanduraa pandore
4Ancient Greekπανδοῦραpandura, a three-stringed lute

Words derived from “banjo”

Every word from Ancient Greek πανδοῦρα →Every word from Latin pandura →Every word from Spanish bandurria →