Where does “citternist” come from?
citternist (English) comes from English cittern, from English gittern, from Middle English giterne, from Old French guiterne, from Old Spanish guitarra, from Arabic قِيثَارَة, from Latin cithara, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα — lyre; the ribs of the horse; ivy.
citternist (English): Someone who plays the cittern
Definitions
- Someone who plays the cittern
Ancestry of “citternist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | cittern | A stringed instrument , played with a plectrum ,... |
| 2 | English | gittern | A small, quill-plucked, gut-strung musical... |
| 3 | Middle English | giterne | — |
| 4 | Old French | guiterne | — |
| 5 | Old Spanish | guitarra | — |
| 6 | Arabic | قِيثَارَة | — |
| 7 | Latin | cithara | cithara, lyre, lute, guitar; guitar |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κιθάρα | lyre; the ribs of the horse; ivy |