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Etymology · Ancient Greek

βάρβιτος

2 English words descend from Ancient Greek βάρβιτος, most common first.

barbatAn ancient Persian plucked lute with a pear-shaped body, a flat belly, an angled back near the pegbox, and a fretless neck.
barbitosAn ancient stringed musical instrument from Greece, apparently a type of lute or lyre.