Where does “cimbal” come from?

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

cimbal (Romanian): cymbal

Definitions

  1. cymbal

Ancestry of “cimbal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcymbalecymbal
2Latincymbalumcymbal; genitive plural of cymbalum
3Ancient Greekκύμβαλονcymbal
4Ancient GreekκύμβηHollow of a vessel: drinking cup, bowl; Synonym...
Every word from Ancient Greek κύμβη →Every word from Ancient Greek κύμβαλον →Every word from Latin cymbalum →