Lute Definition
Other Word Forms of Lute
Noun
Origin of Lute
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From Middle French lut (modern luth), from Old French leüt, probably from Old Provençal laüt, from Arabic العود (al-"˜Å«d, “wood") (probably representing an Andalusian Arabic or North African pronunciation).
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Middle English from Old French lut from Old Provençal laut from Arabic al-‘ūd al- the ‘ūd wood, branch, stem, lute
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English from Old French lut from Latin lutum potter's clay
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French lut, ultimately from Latin lutum (“mud").
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