Where does “gitaristas” come from?
gitaristas (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian gitarà, from Spanish guitarra, from Old Spanish guitarra, from Arabic قِيثَارَة, from Latin cithara, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα — lyre; the ribs of the horse; ivy.
gitaristas (Lithuanian): guitarist
Definitions
- guitarist
Ancestry of “gitaristas”, step by step
gitaristas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Lithuanian gitarà
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | gitarà | guitar |
| 2 | Spanish | guitarra | guitar |
| 3 | Old Spanish | guitarra | classical guitar |
| 4 | Arabic | قِيثَارَة | — |
| 5 | Latin | cithara | cithara, lyre, lute, guitar; guitar |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κιθάρα | lyre; the ribs of the horse; ivy |
via Latin istas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | istas | accusative feminine plural of iste |