Where does “multitimbrality” come from?
multitimbrality (English) comes from English multitimbral, from English timbral, from English timbre, from French timbre, from Old French timbre, from Latin tympanum, from Ancient Greek τύμπανον, from Ancient Greek τύπτω — to push, to hit.
multitimbrality (English): The quality of being multitimbral
Definitions
- The quality of being multitimbral
Ancestry of “multitimbrality”, step by step
multitimbrality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English multitimbral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | multitimbral | Capable of playing more than one timbre at the... |
| 2 | English | timbral | Of or pertaining to the timbre of a sound |
| 3 | English | timbre | The quality of a sound independent of its pitch... |
| 4 | French | timbre | small bell; stamp, postage stamp; stamp |
| 5 | Old French | timbre | timbrel |
| 6 | Latin | tympanum | drum, timbrel, tambour, tambourine |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύμπανον | drum, kettledrum; drumstick, staff, cudgel;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |