Where does “tintinnabulate” come from?
tintinnabulate (English) comes from Latin tintinnabulum, from Latin -bulum, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
tintinnabulate (English): To ring, tinkle, toll, or otherwise sound like...
Definitions
- To ring, tinkle, toll, or otherwise sound like...
Ancestry of “tintinnabulate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | tintinnabulum | a bell, "specifically" a tintinnabulum |
| 2 | Latin | -bulum | |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |
Words derived from “tintinnabulate”