Where does “crótalo” come from?

crótalo (Spanish) comes from Latin crotalum, from Ancient Greek κρόταλον, from Ancient Greek κροτέω — to rattle.

crótalo (Spanish): rattlesnake

Definitions

  1. rattlesnake

Ancestry of “crótalo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrotalumcastanet
2Ancient Greekκρόταλονclapper, rattle, castanet
3Ancient Greekκροτέωto rattle

Words derived from “crótalo”

Every word from Ancient Greek κροτέω →Every word from Ancient Greek κρόταλον →Every word from Latin crotalum →