Where does “theorbo” come from?

theorbo (English) comes from Italian tiorba, from Ottoman Turkish طوربه, from Persian توبره, from Middle Persian tōbrag — bag, sack.

theorbo (English): A baroque, double-necked lute having an extra set...

Definitions

  1. A baroque, double-necked lute having an extra set...

Ancestry of “theorbo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantiorbatheorbo
2Ottoman Turkishطوربهbag
3Persianتوبرهbag, sack
4Middle Persiantōbragbag, sack

Words derived from “theorbo”

Every word from Middle Persian tōbrag →Every word from Persian توبره →Every word from Ottoman Turkish طوربه →
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