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Where does “gitár” come from?

gitár (Hungarian) comes 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.

gitár (Hungarian): guitar

Definitions

  1. guitar

Ancestry of “gitár”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gitár”

  • gitáros
  • gitároztam
  • gitározik
  • basszusgitár
  • gitárok
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