The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromκιθάρα“a kind of harp”
- Latin · derived fromcithara
- Old High German · derived fromzithara
- German · borrowed fromZither
- English todayzither
Borrowed from German Zither, from Old High German zithara, from Latin cithara, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kithára, “a kind of harp”). Doublet of cithara, cither, and guitar.
Words from the same roots
Latincithara all →
citharacitolegittern
Ancient Greekκιθάρα all →
cithara
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.