The various regional names used appear derived over time from a Greco-Roman (Vulgar Latin) origin; which may indicate the instrument was known in Europe from a period earlier than the Arabic conquests in the Iberian peninsula.
The various regional names used (including the Arabic), appear derived over time from a Greco-Roman (Vulgar Latin) origin. This may indicate the instrument was known in Europe from a period earlier than the Arabic conquests in the Iberian peninsula.