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- Latin · derived fromtintinnābulum“a small monastic bell”
- English todaytintinnabulum
From Latin tintinnābulum (“a small monastic bell”).
Words from the same roots
Latintintinnābulum all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A small clinking bell, particularly (historical) a small bell used to call monks to certain tasks. Full definition →
From Latin tintinnābulum (“a small monastic bell”).
Latintintinnābulum all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.