Where does “zimbello” come from?

zimbello (Italian) comes 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...

zimbello (Italian): a decoy bird; either alive and tethered, or made...

Definitions

  1. a decoy bird; either alive and tethered, or made...

Ancestry of “zimbello”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Franco-Provençalcembel—
2Vulgar Latincymbellum—
3Latincymbalumcymbal; genitive plural of cymbalum
4Ancient Greekκύμβαλονcymbal
5Ancient GreekκύμβηHollow of a vessel: drinking cup, bowl; Synonym...

Words derived from “zimbello”

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