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Where does “cymbalum” come from?

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

cymbalum (Latin): cymbal; genitive plural of cymbalum

Definitions

  1. cymbal; genitive plural of cymbalum

Ancestry of “cymbalum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκύμβαλονcymbal
2Ancient GreekκύμβηHollow of a vessel: drinking cup, bowl; Synonym...

Words derived from “cymbalum”

  • chime
  • cembalo
  • windchime
  • chimer
  • chimelike
  • chimeless
  • chimist
  • chimeth
  • chimest
  • rechime
  • cimbalom
  • archicembalo
  • archicembalo
  • cimbalo
  • zimbello
  • zimbellare
  • cembalo
  • zimbellatore
  • zimbellatura
  • zimbelliera
  • клавесин
  • clavecineau
  • clavecin
  • claveciniste
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