Where does “citharicen” come from?

citharicen (Latin) comes from Latin -cen, from Latin canō, from Proto-Italic kanō, from Proto-Germanic kanô, from Proto-Indo-European gan- — a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub.

citharicen (Latin): a player on the cithara

Definitions

  1. a player on the cithara

Ancestry of “citharicen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-cenappended to the names of musical instruments,...
2Latincanōto sing, recite, play
3Proto-Italickanōto sing
4Proto-Germanickanôvessel, vat, tub; boat
5Proto-Indo-Europeangan-a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gan- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kanô →Every word from Proto-Italic kanō →