Where does “cembalo” come from?

cembalo (English) comes from Italian cembalo, from Latin cymbalum, from Ancient Greek κύμβαλον, from Ancient Greek κύμβη — Hollow of a vessel: drinking cup, bowl; Synonym...

cembalo (English): A harpsichord

Definitions

  1. A harpsichord

Ancestry of “cembalo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancembaloharpsichord
2Latincymbalumcymbal; genitive plural of cymbalum
3Ancient Greekκύμβαλονcymbal
4Ancient GreekκύμβηHollow of a vessel: drinking cup, bowl; Synonym...
Every word from Ancient Greek κύμβη →Every word from Ancient Greek κύμβαλον →Every word from Latin cymbalum →