Where does “liúiteadóir” come from?
liúiteadóir (Irish) comes from Irish liúit, from English lute, from Middle French lut, from Old French leüt, from Occitan laüt, from Old Occitan laüt, from Arabic عود, from Arabic عَادَ — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.
liúiteadóir (Irish): lutist, lutenist
Definitions
- lutist, lutenist
Ancestry of “liúiteadóir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | liúit | lute |
| 2 | English | lute | A fretted stringed instrument of European origin,... |
| 3 | Middle French | lut | — |
| 4 | Old French | leüt | — |
| 5 | Occitan | laüt | lute |
| 6 | Old Occitan | laüt | lute |
| 7 | Arabic | عود | wood, timber; stick, rod, pole; branch, twig |
| 8 | Arabic | عَادَ | to return, go back |
| 9 | Arabic | و | and, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or... |
| 10 | Persian | یا | API •; or; either |
| 11 | Arabic | يَا | {{m|en|O|id=vocative}} |