Where does “timbromania” come from?
timbromania (English) comes from English timbre, from French timbre, from Old French timbre, from Latin tympanum, from Ancient Greek τύμπανον, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.
timbromania (English): a passion for stamp collecting
Definitions
- a passion for stamp collecting
Ancestry of “timbromania”, step by step
timbromania traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English timbre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | timbre | The quality of a sound independent of its pitch... |
| 2 | French | timbre | small bell; stamp, postage stamp; stamp |
| 3 | Old French | timbre | timbrel |
| 4 | Latin | tympanum | drum, timbrel, tambour, tambourine |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τύμπανον | drum, kettledrum; drumstick, staff, cudgel;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via French timbromanie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | timbromanie | timbromania; philately |
| 2 | French | -manie | -mania |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μανία | madness, frenzy, enthusiasm; mad desire,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μαίνομαι | I am mad, angry, I rage; I am mad, raving, out of... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | məňňómai | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mn̥yétor | to think |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |