Where does “mandolin” come from?

Mandolin comes from French mandoline, derived from Italian mandolino, which derives from Italian mandola, a stringed musical instrument.

mandolin (English): a stringed instrument and a member of the lute...

Definitions

  1. a stringed instrument and a member of the lute...

Ancestry of “mandolin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmandolinemandolin; vegetable slicer, mandoline
2Italianmandolinomandolin
3Italianmandolamandola
4Latinpanduraa pandore
5Ancient Greekπανδοῦραpandura, a three-stringed lute

Words derived from “mandolin

Every word from Ancient Greek πανδοῦρα