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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |
Words derived from “banjolin”