Where does “kitarakuoro” come from?

kitarakuoro (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuoro, from Swedish kör, from French chœur, from Middle French Cuer, from Latin chorus, from Ancient Greek χορός, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

kitarakuoro (Finnish): guitar choir

Definitions

  1. guitar choir

Ancestry of “kitarakuoro”, step by step

kitarakuoro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuoro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuorochoir
2Swedishkörchoir; singing group
3Frenchchœurchorus; choir
4Middle FrenchCuerchoir
5Latinchoruschorus (all forms); a performance with dancing and singing; a troop or band of dancers and singers; performers
6Ancient Greekχορόςdance ring, round dance; dance accompanied by...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via Finnish kitara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkitaraguitar
2GermanGitarreguitar
3Spanishguitarraguitar
4Old Spanishguitarraclassical guitar
5Arabicقِيثَارَة
6Latincitharacithara, lyre, lute, guitar; guitar
7Ancient Greekκιθάραlyre; the ribs of the horse; ivy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-
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