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Where does “vitula” come from?

vitula (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin Vitula.

vitula (Medieval Latin): stringed instrument

Definitions

  1. stringed instrument

Ancestry of “vitula”, step by step

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Words derived from “vitula”

  • violin
  • fiddle
  • cello
  • violinist
  • fiddler
  • viola
  • viol
  • violoncello
  • fiddlesticks
  • fiddlestick
  • fiddly
  • violist
  • violone
  • violoncellist
  • violer
  • fiddlehead
  • violinistic
  • fiddleback
  • fiddlestring
  • violinmaker
  • fiddleneck
  • violinmaking
  • fiddlewood
  • cellolike
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