Who is Luthier???

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Originally Posted by Mad G

Wow, that´s new to me. The word luthier came from French because in the XVI Century the makers of lutes were called luthiers.

I'm italian. The words "lute" and "luthier" came from french words that came from the italian word "liuto" or "leuto", that came from the portuguese word "laud" or "alaud", that came from the arabian word "(al) 'ud".
The " 'ud" is an ancient arabian instrument exported during the middle ages by arabs in Sicily and Portugal.