Where does “crotal” come from?

crotal (Romanian) comes from French crotale, from Latin crotalum, from Ancient Greek κρόταλον, from Ancient Greek κροτέω — to rattle.

crotal (Romanian): crotal bell

Definitions

  1. crotal bell

Ancestry of “crotal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcrotalecrotales; pit viper; rattlesnake
2Latincrotalumcastanet
3Ancient Greekκρόταλονclapper, rattle, castanet
4Ancient Greekκροτέωto rattle
Every word from Ancient Greek κροτέω →Every word from Ancient Greek κρόταλον →Every word from Latin crotalum →