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Where does “κρόταλον” come from?

κρόταλον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κροτέω — to rattle.

κρόταλον (Ancient Greek): clapper, rattle, castanet

Definitions

  1. clapper, rattle, castanet

Ancestry of “κρόταλον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκροτέωto rattle

Words derived from “κρόταλον”

  • crotalum
  • crotaloid
  • crotalum
  • onocrotalus
  • crótalo
  • crotalo
  • crotale
  • Crotalus
  • Crotalinae
  • ὀνοκρόταλος
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