Where does “Ceteraș” come from?

Ceteraș (Romanian) comes from Romanian ceteră, from Vulgar Latin citera, from Latin cithara, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα — lyre; the ribs of the horse; ivy.

Ceteraș (Romanian): fiddler

Definitions

  1. fiddler

Ancestry of “Ceteraș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianceterăviolin, fiddle; citola, cittern
2Vulgar Latincitera—
3Latincitharacithara, lyre, lute, guitar; guitar
4Ancient Greekκιθάραlyre; the ribs of the horse; ivy
Every word from Ancient Greek κιθάρα →Every word from Latin cithara →Every word from Vulgar Latin citera →