Pandore
/pænˈdɔːr/noun
A type of long-necked lute or guitar-like stringed instrument, especially in historical European usage.
Did you know?Pandore is a historical musical instrument name, not the mythic Pandora, and its etymology is uncertain enough that scholars usually avoid magical claims despite the eerie similarity.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
GRK
πάνδουρα (pandoûra)
“A small stringed instrument, likely a type of lute or lyre”
Late Latin
LAT
pandura
“A stringed instrument of the lute family”
Medieval Latin
LAT
pandorium / pandura
“Regional forms referring to a plucked string instrument”
Old French
OFr
pandore
“A type of stringed musical instrument”
Modern English
ENG
pandore
“A historical lute-like instrument”