Where does “crotale” come from?

crotale (English) comes from French crotale, from Latin crotalum, from Ancient Greek κρόταλον, from Ancient Greek κροτέω — to rattle.

crotale (English): A percussion instrument of archaic origin,...

Definitions

  1. A percussion instrument of archaic origin,...

Ancestry of “crotale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcrotalecrotales; pit viper; rattlesnake
2Latincrotalumcastanet
3Ancient Greekκρόταλονclapper, rattle, castanet
4Ancient Greekκροτέωto rattle
Every word from Ancient Greek κροτέω →Every word from Ancient Greek κρόταλον →Every word from Latin crotalum →