myEtymology.com: English etymology of cembalo

Etymology of the English word cembalo

the English word cembalo

derived from the English word clavicembalo

derived from the Italian word clavicembalo

derived from the Medieval Latin word clavicymbalum (harpsichord)

derived from the Medieval Latin word clavis (door-key; bar, key for turning a press)

derived from the Latin word cymbalum (cymbal)

derived from the Greek word kumbalon, κύμβαλον (a 'cymbal' (as hollow))

derived from the Greek word kumbe, κύμβη

derived from the Latin word cembalo

derived from the Italian word cembalo