Where does “clavicembalo” come from?

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

clavicembalo (Italian): harpsichord

Definitions

  1. harpsichord

Ancestry of “clavicembalo”, step by step

clavicembalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian cembalo

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

via Latin clāvis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinclāvisa key
2Ancient GreekκλείςSomething used to lock/unlock: key, bolt, bar; A...
3Proto-Hellenicklāwī́ds—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂u-nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

Words derived from “clavicembalo”

Every word from Ancient Greek κύμβη →Every word from Ancient Greek κύμβαλον →Every word from Latin cymbalum →