myEtymology.com: English etymology of clavicembalo

Etymology of the English word clavicembalo

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

The earliest known usage of clavicembalo in English dates from the 18th century.

Word found in Modern English