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