Where does “Bassgitarrist” come from?

Bassgitarrist (German) comes from German Gitarrist, from German Gitarre, from Spanish guitarra, from Old Spanish guitarra, from Arabic قِيثَارَة, from Latin cithara, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα — lyre; the ribs of the horse; ivy.

Bassgitarrist (German): bass guitarist

Definitions

  1. bass guitarist

Ancestry of “Bassgitarrist”, step by step

Bassgitarrist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gitarrist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGitarristguitarist
2GermanGitarreguitar
3Spanishguitarraguitar
4Old Spanishguitarraclassical guitar
5Arabicقِيثَارَة
6Latincitharacithara, lyre, lute, guitar; guitar
7Ancient Greekκιθάραlyre; the ribs of the horse; ivy

via German Baß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBaß
2Italianbassolow; short; narrow, thin
3LatinBassusthick, fat, stumpy, short, low, base
4Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
5Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Ancient Greek κιθάραEvery word from Latin citharaEvery word from Arabic قِيثَارَة
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