Where does “sympitar” come from?
sympitar (English) comes from English guitar, from Spanish guitarra, from Old Spanish guitarra, from Arabic قِيثَارَة, from Latin cithara, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα — lyre; the ribs of the horse; ivy.
sympitar (English): A stringed instrument similar to a guitar with...
Definitions
- A stringed instrument similar to a guitar with...
Ancestry of “sympitar”, step by step
sympitar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English guitar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | guitar | A stringed musical instrument, of European... |
| 2 | Spanish | guitarra | guitar |
| 3 | Old Spanish | guitarra | classical guitar |
| 4 | Arabic | قِيثَارَة | — |
| 5 | Latin | cithara | cithara, lyre, lute, guitar; guitar |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κιθάρα | lyre; the ribs of the horse; ivy |
via English sympathetic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sympathetic | of, related to, showing, or characterized by... |
| 2 | English | pimp | Someone who solicits customers for prostitution... |
| 3 | Proto-Brythonic | pɨmp | five |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | kʷenkʷe | five |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |