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Where does “bainseoir” come from?

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

bainseoir (Irish): banjoist

Definitions

  1. banjoist

Ancestry of “bainseoir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishbainseóAlternative form of bainseo
2EnglishbanjoA stringed musical instrument , usually with a...
3EnglishbandoreA stringed instrument similar in form to a...
4Spanishbandurriabandurria
5Latinpanduraa pandore
6Ancient Greekπανδοῦραpandura, a three-stringed lute
Every word from Ancient Greek πανδοῦρα →