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Where does “cembel” come from?

cembel (Franco-Provençal) comes from Vulgar Latin cymbellum, from Latin cymbalum, from Ancient Greek κύμβαλον, from Ancient Greek κύμβη — Hollow of a vessel: drinking cup, bowl; Synonym...

Ancestry of “cembel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincymbellum—
2Latincymbalumcymbal; genitive plural of cymbalum
3Ancient Greekκύμβαλονcymbal
4Ancient GreekκύμβηHollow of a vessel: drinking cup, bowl; Synonym...

Words derived from “cembel”

  • zimbellatore
  • zimbellatura
  • zimbelliera
  • zimbello
  • zimbellare
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