psalter

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromψᾰλτήρῐον“harp”
2. Latin · derived frompsaltērium“a kind of lute or zither”
3. Old French · derived frompsautier
4. Middle English · inherited frompsauter
5. English todaypsalter

From Middle English psauter & sauter, from Old French psautier & saltier, from Latin psaltērium (“a kind of lute or zither”), from Ancient Greek ψᾰλτήρῐον (psăltḗrĭon, “harp”). Doublet of psalterion, psalterium, and psaltery.

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