Where does “chime” come from?

Chime comes from Middle English chime, Old English ċine, Latin cymbalum, Ancient Greek κύμβαλον, derived from κύμβη meaning a cup or vessel, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sek-.

chime (English): A musical instrument producing a sound when...

Definitions

  1. A musical instrument producing a sound when...

Ancestry of “chime”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishchymbeA cymbal concave metal plate as a musical instrument
2Middle Englishchimbelle
3Old Englishċimbala
4Latincymbalumcymbal; genitive plural of cymbalum
5Ancient Greekκύμβαλονcymbal
6Ancient GreekκύμβηHollow of a vessel: drinking cup, bowl; Synonym...

Words derived from “chime

Every word from Ancient Greek κύμβηEvery word from Ancient Greek κύμβαλονEvery word from Latin cymbalum
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