Where does “гитаристка” come from?
гитаристка (Russian) comes from Russian гитари́ст, from Russian гита́ра, from Polish gitara, from Spanish guitarra, from Old Spanish guitarra, from Arabic قِيثَارَة, from Latin cithara, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα — lyre; the ribs of the horse; ivy.
гитаристка (Russian): female guitarist
Definitions
- female guitarist
Ancestry of “гитаристка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | гитари́ст | guitarist person playing or performing on the guitar |
| 2 | Russian | гита́ра | guitar |
| 3 | Polish | gitara | guitar |
| 4 | Spanish | guitarra | guitar |
| 5 | Old Spanish | guitarra | classical guitar |
| 6 | Arabic | قِيثَارَة | — |
| 7 | Latin | cithara | cithara, lyre, lute, guitar; guitar |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κιθάρα | lyre; the ribs of the horse; ivy |