Where does “mandolute” come from?
mandolute (English) comes from English lute, from Middle French lut, from Old French leüt, from Occitan laüt, from Old Occitan laüt, from Arabic عود, from Arabic عَادَ, from Arabic و — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.
mandolute (English): A musical instrument similar to a mandolin, but...
Definitions
- A musical instrument similar to a mandolin, but...
Ancestry of “mandolute”, step by step
mandolute traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lute
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lute | A fretted stringed instrument of European origin,... |
| 2 | Middle French | lut | — |
| 3 | Old French | leüt | — |
| 4 | Occitan | laüt | lute |
| 5 | Old Occitan | laüt | lute |
| 6 | Arabic | عود | wood, timber; stick, rod, pole; branch, twig |
| 7 | Arabic | عَادَ | to return, go back |
| 8 | Arabic | و | and, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or... |
| 9 | Persian | یا | API •; or; either |
| 10 | Arabic | يَا | {{m|en|O|id=vocative}} |