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Where does “bainseo” come from?

bainseo (Irish) comes from English banjo, from English bandore, from Spanish bandurria, from Latin pandura, from Ancient Greek πανδοῦρα — pandura, a three-stringed lute.

bainseo (Irish): Alternative form of bainseo

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of bainseo

Ancestry of “bainseo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbanjoA stringed musical instrument , usually with a...
2EnglishbandoreA stringed instrument similar in form to a...
3Spanishbandurriabandurria
4Latinpanduraa pandore
5Ancient Greekπανδοῦραpandura, a three-stringed lute
Every word from Ancient Greek πανδοῦρα →