Where does “gitaristo” come from?

gitaristo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto gitaro, from Spanish guitarra, from Old Spanish guitarra, from Arabic قِيثَارَة, from Latin cithara, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα — lyre; the ribs of the horse; ivy.

gitaristo (Esperanto): guitarist

Definitions

  1. guitarist

Ancestry of “gitaristo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantogitaroguitar
2Spanishguitarraguitar
3Old Spanishguitarraclassical guitar
4Arabicقِيثَارَة—
5Latincitharacithara, lyre, lute, guitar; guitar
6Ancient Greekκιθάραlyre; the ribs of the horse; ivy

Words derived from “gitaristo”

Every word from Ancient Greek κιθάρα →Every word from Latin cithara →Every word from Arabic قِيثَارَة →