Where does “mandolinist” come from?
mandolinist (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.
mandolinist (English): someone who plays a mandolin
Definitions
- someone who plays a mandolin
Ancestry of “mandolinist”, step by step
mandolinist 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 French mandoliniste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | mandoliniste | mandolinist |