Where does “vihuela” come from?

vihuela (English) comes from Spanish vihuela, from Old Occitan viola, from Medieval Latin vitula, from Latin Vitula — the Roman goddess of joy and victory. See.

vihuela (English): A guitar-like string instrument of 15th- and...

Definitions

  1. A guitar-like string instrument of 15th- and...

Ancestry of “vihuela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishvihuelavihuela
2Old Occitanviola—
3Medieval Latinvitulastringed instrument
4LatinVitulathe Roman goddess of joy and victory. See

Words derived from “vihuela”

Every word from Latin Vitula →Every word from Medieval Latin vitula →Every word from Old Occitan viola →