Where does “Gitarre” come from?

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

Gitarre (German): guitar

Definitions

  1. guitar

Ancestry of “Gitarre”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Gitarre”

Every word from Ancient Greek κιθάρα →