Where does “gitar” come from?

gitar (Navarro-Aragonese) comes from Latin iectō, from Latin iactō, from Latin iaciō, from Proto-Indo-European (H)yeh₁- — to throw.

Ancestry of “gitar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniectōthrow
2Latiniactōto throw, cast, hurl
3Latiniaciōto throw, hurl, cast, fling; throw away
4Proto-Indo-European(H)yeh₁-to throw

Words derived from “gitar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (H)yeh₁-Every word from Latin iaciōEvery word from Latin iactō