Where does “fidil” come from?

fidil (Irish) comes from Middle English fiþele, from Old English fiþele, from Medieval Latin vitula, from Latin Vitula — the Roman goddess of joy and victory. See.

fidil (Irish): fiddle

Definitions

  1. fiddle

Ancestry of “fidil”, step by step

fidil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English fiþele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishfiþeleA string instrument played with a bow; a viol
2Old Englishfiþelefiddle, viol, violin
3Medieval Latinvitulastringed instrument
4LatinVitulathe Roman goddess of joy and victory. See

via Sicilian fidili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sicilianfidili—

Words derived from “fidil”

Every word from Latin Vitula →Every word from Medieval Latin vitula →Every word from Old English fiþele →