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Where does “cascavel” come from?

cascavel (Catalan) comes from Latin cascabellus, from Latin cascabus, from Latin caccabus, from Ancient Greek κάκκαβος — a pot or a pan.

Ancestry of “cascavel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincascabellussmall bell
2Latincascabus—
3LatincaccabusAlternative form of cācabus; cooking pot; pot
4Ancient Greekκάκκαβοςa pot or a pan

Words derived from “cascavel”

  • cascabel
  • cascabel
Every word from Ancient Greek κάκκαβος →