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Where does “gitározik” come from?

gitározik (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.

gitározik (Hungarian): to play the guitar

Definitions

  1. to play the guitar

Ancestry of “gitározik”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gitározik”

  • gitároztam
Every word from Ancient Greek κιθάρα →