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Where does “tintinnabula” come from?

tintinnabula (Latin) comes from Latin tintinnabulum, from Latin -bulum, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

tintinnabula (Latin): nominative plural of tintinnābulum; accusative...

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of tintinnābulum; accusative...

Ancestry of “tintinnabula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintintinnabuluma bell, "specifically" a tintinnabulum
2Latin-bulum
3Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
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