Where does “tympanist” come from?
tympanist (English) comes from English timpanist, from English timpani, from Italian timpani, from Italian timpano, from Latin tympanum, from Ancient Greek τύμπανον, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- — to push, to hit.
tympanist (English): Alternative spelling of timpanist
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of timpanist
Ancestry of “tympanist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | timpanist | Someone who plays the timpani |
| 2 | English | timpani | The set of precision kettledrums in an orchestra |
| 3 | Italian | timpani | plural of timpano |
| 4 | Italian | timpano | eardrum, tympanum; drum; gable, tympanum |
| 5 | Latin | tympanum | drum, timbrel, tambour, tambourine |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύμπανον | drum, kettledrum; drumstick, staff, cudgel;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |