Where does “cascavellejar” come from?

cascavellejar (Catalan) comes from Catalan cascavell, from Vulgar Latin cascabellus, from Latin caccabus, from Ancient Greek κάκκαβος — a pot or a pan.

cascavellejar (Catalan): to jingle, tinkle

Definitions

  1. to jingle, tinkle

Ancestry of “cascavellejar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancascavelljingle bell
2Vulgar Latincascabellussmall bell
3LatincaccabusAlternative form of cācabus; cooking pot; pot
4Ancient Greekκάκκαβοςa pot or a pan
Every word from Ancient Greek κάκκαβοςEvery word from Latin caccabusEvery word from Vulgar Latin cascabellus