Where does “zimbellare” come from?
zimbellare (Italian) comes from Italian zimbello, from Franco-Provençal cembel, from Vulgar Latin cymbellum, from Latin cymbalum, from Ancient Greek κύμβαλον, from Ancient Greek κύμβη — Hollow of a vessel: drinking cup, bowl; Synonym...
zimbellare (Italian): to decoy; to entice, allure, lure
Definitions
- to decoy; to entice, allure, lure
Ancestry of “zimbellare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | zimbello | a decoy bird; either alive and tethered, or made... |
| 2 | Franco-Provençal | cembel | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | cymbellum | — |
| 4 | Latin | cymbalum | cymbal; genitive plural of cymbalum |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κύμβαλον | cymbal |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κύμβη | Hollow of a vessel: drinking cup, bowl; Synonym... |
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