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