Etymology

lutenist

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Today it means: One who plays the lute, a lutist. Full definition →

Medieval Latin lutanista ← Middle French lut
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  1. Middle French · derived fromlut
  2. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromlutanista
  3. English todaylutenist

Borrowed from Medieval Latin lutanista, from lutana (“lute”), from Middle French lut. By surface analysis, lute + -n- + -ist.

Words from the same roots

Middle Frenchlut all →

lute

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