Etymograph

English

citole

Citole may come from Latin cithara ‘cithara, cittern, zither, lyre, lute, guitar’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcithara1‘cithara, cittern, zither, lyre, lute, guitar’uncertain
  2. Englishtodaycitole1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English citole

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcitharaWiktionary, English citole‘cithara, cittern, zither, lyre, lute, guitar’uncertain
  2. EnglishtodaycitoleWiktionary, English citole

Linked words

through Latin cithara ‘cithara, cittern, zither, lyre, lute, guitar’

zither, 4 more

Today it means

noun An archaic musical instrument whose exact form is uncertain, generally shown with four strings

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “citole”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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