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Where does “giotáraí” come from?

giotáraí (Irish) comes from Irish giotár, from English guitar, from Spanish guitarra, from Old Spanish guitarra, from Arabic قِيثَارَة, from Latin cithara, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα — lyre; the ribs of the horse; ivy.

giotáraí (Irish): guitarist

Definitions

  1. guitarist

Ancestry of “giotáraí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishgiotárguitar
2EnglishguitarA stringed musical instrument, of European...
3Spanishguitarraguitar
4Old Spanishguitarra—
5Arabicقِيثَارَة—
6Latincitharacithara, lyre, lute, guitar; guitar
7Ancient Greekκιθάραlyre; the ribs of the horse; ivy
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