Where does “basszusgitár” come from?

basszusgitár (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian gitár, 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.

basszusgitár (Hungarian): bass guitar

Definitions

  1. bass guitar

Ancestry of “basszusgitár”, step by step

basszusgitár traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian gitár

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

via Hungarian basszus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbasszusbass
2Medieval Latinbassusshort of stature, low; base; low, short; thick,...
3Ancient Greekβᾰ́σῐςfoot; base, foundation
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Ancient Greek κιθάραEvery word from Latin citharaEvery word from Arabic قِيثَارَة