guitar

The Greek kithara, a lyre, lent its name to Arabic qīṯāra, and the Moors brought the instrument and the word to Spain as guitarra. French and English took the Spanish name, while the same Greek word reached English separately as zither.

Weakest linkProbable

The road to English

From Ancient Greek to Aramaic

From Ancient Greek to Latin, Old High German, German, English

450 BCEAncient Greek

Hops are evenly spaced; labels show the year each form is first attested.

Arabic exports