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Where does “chimeth” come from?

chimeth (English) comes from English chime, from Middle English chymbe, from Middle English chimbelle, from Old English ċimbala, from Latin cymbalum, from Ancient Greek κύμβαλον, from Ancient Greek κύμβη — Hollow of a vessel: drinking cup, bowl; Synonym...

chimeth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “chimeth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchimeA musical instrument producing a sound when...
2Middle Englishchymbe—
3Middle Englishchimbelle—
4Old Englishċimbala—
5Latincymbalumcymbal; genitive plural of cymbalum
6Ancient Greekκύμβαλονcymbal
7Ancient GreekκύμβηHollow of a vessel: drinking cup, bowl; Synonym...
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