Where does “mandola” come from?

mandola (Portuguese) comes from Italian mandola, from Latin pandura, from Ancient Greek πανδοῦρα — pandura, a three-stringed lute.

mandola (Portuguese): mandola a stringed musical instrument

Definitions

  1. mandola a stringed musical instrument

Ancestry of “mandola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmandolamandola
2Latinpanduraa pandore
3Ancient Greekπανδοῦραpandura, a three-stringed lute
Every word from Ancient Greek πανδοῦρα →Every word from Latin pandura →Every word from Italian mandola →