Where does “kitarra” come from?

kitarra (Maltese) comes from Italian chitarra, from Arabic قِيثَارَة, from Latin cithara, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα — lyre; the ribs of the horse; ivy.

kitarra (Maltese): guitar

Definitions

  1. guitar

Ancestry of “kitarra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianchitarraguitar; A tool used in making pasta: a frame with...
2Arabicقِيثَارَة—
3Latincitharacithara, lyre, lute, guitar; guitar
4Ancient Greekκιθάραlyre; the ribs of the horse; ivy
Every word from Ancient Greek κιθάρα →