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Where does “carillon” come from?

carillon (Italian) comes from French carillon, from Old French quarrillon, from Late Latin quadrinio, from Latin quaternio, from Latin quater, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto — and.

carillon (Italian): musical box; carillon

Definitions

  1. musical box; carillon

Ancestry of “carillon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcarilloncarillon
2Old Frenchquarrillon—
3Late Latinquadrinio—
4LatinquaternioThe number four; A group of four soldiers;...
5Latinquaterfour times
6Latinquattŭor—
7Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
8Old Portuguesequartoquarter
9Latinquārtus—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
12Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
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