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

  1. to decoy; to entice, allure, lure

Ancestry of “zimbellare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianzimbelloa decoy bird; either alive and tethered, or made...
2Franco-Provençalcembel
3Vulgar Latincymbellum
4Latincymbalumcymbal; genitive plural of cymbalum
5Ancient Greekκύμβαλονcymbal
6Ancient GreekκύμβηHollow of a vessel: drinking cup, bowl; Synonym...

Words derived from “zimbellare

Every word from Ancient Greek κύμβηEvery word from Ancient Greek κύμβαλονEvery word from Latin cymbalum
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