Where does “גיטאַרע” come from?
גיטאַרע (Yiddish) comes 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.
גיטאַרע (Yiddish): guitar
Definitions
- guitar
Ancestry of “גיטאַרע”, step by step
גיטאַרע traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian гита́ра
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | гита́ра | guitar |
| 2 | Polish | gitara | guitar |
| 3 | Spanish | guitarra | guitar |
| 4 | Old Spanish | guitarra | classical guitar |
| 5 | Arabic | قِيثَارَة | — |
| 6 | Latin | cithara | cithara, lyre, lute, guitar; guitar |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κιθάρα | lyre; the ribs of the horse; ivy |
via German Gitarre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gitarre | guitar |