Where does “crotalum” come from?

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

crotalum (English): A kind of clapper or castanet used in religious...

Definitions

  1. A kind of clapper or castanet used in religious...

Ancestry of “crotalum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrotalumcastanet
2Ancient Greekκρόταλονclapper, rattle, castanet
3Ancient Greekκροτέωto rattle
Every word from Ancient Greek κροτέω →Every word from Ancient Greek κρόταλον →Every word from Latin crotalum →
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