Where does “crotalo” come from?

crotalo (Italian) comes from Latin crotalum, from Ancient Greek κρόταλον, from Ancient Greek κροτέω — to rattle.

crotalo (Italian): rattlesnake

Definitions

  1. rattlesnake

Ancestry of “crotalo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrotalumcastanet
2Ancient Greekκρόταλονclapper, rattle, castanet
3Ancient Greekκροτέωto rattle
Every word from Ancient Greek κροτέω →Every word from Ancient Greek κρόταλον →Every word from Latin crotalum →