The story
- Latin · derived fromcithara
- English todaycitole
Probably a French diminutive form of Latin cithara, and not from Latin cista (“a box”).
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
citole
Today it means: An archaic musical instrument whose exact form is uncertain, generally shown with four strings Full definition →
Latin cithara