Etymology of the English word xylorimba
the English word
xylorimbaderived from the English word
marimbaderived from the Portuguese word
marimbaderived from the English word
xylophoneusing the English suffix
-phoneusing the English prefix
xylo-derived from the Greek word
xulon, ξύλον (timber (as fuel or material); by implication, a stick, club or tree or other wooden article or substance)
Date
The earliest known usage of xylorimba in English dates from the 20th century.
