Where does “semball” come from?

semball (Icelandic) comes from Italian cembalo, from Latin cymbalum, from Ancient Greek κύμβαλον, from Ancient Greek κύμβη — Hollow of a vessel: drinking cup, bowl; Synonym...

semball (Icelandic): a harpsichord

Definitions

  1. a harpsichord

Ancestry of “semball”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancembaloharpsichord
2Latincymbalumcymbal; genitive plural of cymbalum
3Ancient Greekκύμβαλονcymbal
4Ancient GreekκύμβηHollow of a vessel: drinking cup, bowl; Synonym...
Every word from Ancient Greek κύμβη →Every word from Ancient Greek κύμβαλον →Every word from Latin cymbalum →