Where does “crotaloid” come from?

crotaloid (English) comes from Translingual Crotalus, from Latin crotalum, from Ancient Greek κρόταλον, from Ancient Greek κροτέω — to rattle.

crotaloid (English): Resembling the genus "Crotalus" of venomous...

Definitions

  1. Resembling the genus "Crotalus" of venomous...

Ancestry of “crotaloid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualCrotalusgenus
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 →