Where does “gitar bas” come from?
gitar bas (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian bas, from Dutch bas, from Dutch Sebastiaan, from Latin Sebastianus, from Latin Sebastus, from Ancient Greek Σεβαστός, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-.
gitar bas (Indonesian): bass guitar
Definitions
- bass guitar
Ancestry of “gitar bas”, step by step
gitar bas traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian bas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | bas | bass |
| 2 | Dutch | bas | bass |
| 3 | Dutch | Sebastiaan | — |
| 4 | Latin | Sebastianus | — |
| 5 | Latin | Sebastus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Σεβαστός | august, venerable, exalted |
| 7 | Latin | Augustus | venerable |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |
via Indonesian gitar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | gitar | guitar |
| 2 | English | guitar | A stringed musical instrument, of European... |
| 3 | Spanish | guitarra | guitar |
| 4 | Old Spanish | guitarra | classical guitar |
| 5 | Arabic | قِيثَارَة | — |
| 6 | Latin | cithara | cithara, lyre, lute, guitar; guitar |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κιθάρα | lyre; the ribs of the horse; ivy |
via English bass guitar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bass guitar | A long-necked and solid-bodied stringed instrument (chordophone), tuned to produce bass or low notes, usually with a fretted fingerboard and four thick strings, and requiring the use of an amplifier |