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Where does “cascabel” come from?

cascabel (Spanish) comes from Catalan cascavel, from Latin cascabellus, from Latin cascabus, from Latin caccabus, from Ancient Greek κάκκαβος — a pot or a pan.

cascabel (Spanish): jingle bell, sleigh bell; rattle; knob of a...

Definitions

  1. jingle bell, sleigh bell; rattle; knob of a...

Ancestry of “cascabel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancascavel—
2Latincascabellussmall bell
3Latincascabus—
4LatincaccabusAlternative form of cācabus; cooking pot; pot
5Ancient Greekκάκκαβοςa pot or a pan

Words derived from “cascabel”

  • cascabel
Every word from Ancient Greek κάκκαβος →