Where does “crotaloteo” come from?

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

crotaloteo (Spanish): rattle; rattling (sound)

Definitions

  1. rattle; rattling (sound)

Ancestry of “crotaloteo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcrótalorattlesnake
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 →