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Where does “cascabel” come from?

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

cascabel (English): A small, round, hot variety of chili pepper,...

Definitions

  1. A small, round, hot variety of chili pepper,...

Ancestry of “cascabel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcascabeljingle bell, sleigh bell; rattle; knob of a...
2Catalancascavel—
3Latincascabellussmall bell
4Latincascabus—
5LatincaccabusAlternative form of cācabus; cooking pot; pot
6Ancient Greekκάκκαβοςa pot or a pan
Every word from Ancient Greek κάκκαβος →