Where does “cròtal” come from?

cròtal (Catalan) comes from Latin crotalum, from Ancient Greek κρόταλον, from Ancient Greek κροτέω — to rattle.

cròtal (Catalan): crotalum

Definitions

  1. crotalum

Ancestry of “cròtal”, step by step

cròtal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin crotalum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrotalumcastanet
2Ancient Greekκρόταλονclapper, rattle, castanet
3Ancient Greekκροτέωto rattle

via taxonomic name Crotalus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1taxonomic nameCrotalus—
Every word from Ancient Greek κροτέω →Every word from Ancient Greek κρόταλον →Every word from Latin crotalum →