Where does “mandoliner” come from?
mandoliner (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.
mandoliner (English): Synonym of mandolinist
Definitions
- Synonym of mandolinist
Ancestry of “mandoliner”, step by step
mandoliner 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 ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |