Etymology

crotal

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Today it means: A crotalum, a type of clapper used in Ancient Greece. Full definition →

French crotale ← Latin crotalum ← Ancient Greek κρόταλον
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crotal · noun1

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκρόταλον“clapper”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromcrotalum
  3. French · borrowed fromcrotale
  4. English todaycrotal

Either from French crotale or directly from Latin crotalum. Ultimately from Ancient Greek κρόταλον (krótalon, “clapper”). Doublet of crotalum.

crotal · noun2

  1. Scottish Gaelic · borrowed fromcrotal
  2. English todaycrotal

From Scottish Gaelic crotal.

Words from the same roots

Frenchcrotale all →

crotale

Latincrotalum all →

crotalum

Ancient Greekκρόταλον all →

crotalum

Scottish Gaeliccrotal all →

crottle

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