Where does “crotâl” come from?

crotâl (Franco-Provençal) comes from French crotale, from Latin crotalum, from Ancient Greek κρόταλον, from Ancient Greek κροτέω — to rattle.

crotâl (Franco-Provençal): viper

Definitions

  1. viper

Ancestry of “crotâl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcrotalecrotales; pit viper; rattlesnake
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 →