Etymograph

English

keytar

Blend of keyboard + guitar.

A blend of keyboard + guitar

Ancient Greek κιθάρα ‘cithara, lyre’

Aramaic קיתרא ‘any stringed musical instrument’

Arabic قِيثَارَة ‘guitar; lyre’

Old Spanish guitarra ‘guitar’

Spanish guitarra

English guitar

Today it means

noun A relatively lightweight keyboard or synthesizer supported by a strap around the neck and shoulders, as a guitar is supported by a guitar strap.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / keytar