Where does “banjolin” come from?
banjolin (English) comes from English mandolin, from French mandoline, from Italian mandolino, from Italian mandola, from Latin pandura, from Ancient Greek πανδοῦρα — pandura, a three-stringed lute.
banjolin (English): A musical instrument, most often with four...
Definitions
- A musical instrument, most often with four...
Ancestry of “banjolin”, step by step
banjolin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mandolin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mandolin | a stringed instrument and a member of the lute... |
| 2 | French | mandoline | mandolin; vegetable slicer, mandoline |
| 3 | Italian | mandolino | mandolin |
| 4 | Italian | mandola | mandola |
| 5 | Latin | pandura | a pandore |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πανδοῦρα | pandura, a three-stringed lute |
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 |