plectrum

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπλῆκτρον“anything to strike with, an instrument for striking the lyre, a spear point”
2. Latin · borrowed fromplēctrum
3. English todayplectrum

Borrowed from Latin plēctrum, from Ancient Greek πλῆκτρον (plêktron, “anything to strike with, an instrument for striking the lyre, a spear point”), from πλήσσειν (plḗssein, “to strike, to smite, to sting”). Displaced native Old English sleġel.