词源 |
carillon n."set of tuned, stationary bells sounded by means of a keyboard or other machinery," 1775, from French carillon, which, according to French sources, is from Old French carignon "set of four bells," an alteration of quarregon, from Vulgar Latin *quadrinionem, from Latin quaternionem "set of four," from quater "four times" (from PIE *kwetrus, from root *kwetwer- "four"). updated on November 07, 2022 |