scabellum

English

noun

Definitions

(musical instruments) A kind of percussion instrument played by the foot, used in dramatic performances.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin scabellum (footstool).

Origin

Latin

scabellum

Gloss

footstool

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

scabellum Latin
sgabello Italian
escabeau French
*skap- Proto-Indo-European
escabelo Portuguese
eschevel Old French
skabelo Esperanto
scăunel Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
scabelle Norman
scabel Middle French
Gstabëlle Alemannic German
escabel Old Occitan
escabell Old Catalan