Where does “tintinnabula” come from?
tintinnabula (English) comes from English tintinnabulum, from Latin tintinnabulum, from Latin -bulum, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
tintinnabula (English): plural of tintinnabulum
Ancestry of “tintinnabula”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tintinnabulum | A small clinking bell, "particularly" a small... |
| 2 | Latin | tintinnabulum | a bell, "specifically" a tintinnabulum |
| 3 | Latin | -bulum | |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |