Etymology

barbitos

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Today it means: An ancient stringed musical instrument from Greece, apparently a type of lute or lyre. Full definition →

Latin barbitos ← Ancient Greek βάρβιτος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromβάρβιτος
  2. Latin · derived frombarbitos
  3. English todaybarbitos

From Latin barbitos, from Ancient Greek βάρβιτος (bárbitos).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekβάρβιτος all →

barbat

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