Where does “tympanomeatal” come from?
tympanomeatal (English) comes from English meatal, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل — kohl, antimony paste.
tympanomeatal (English): Relating to the tympanum and the meatus
Definitions
- Relating to the tympanum and the meatus
Ancestry of “tympanomeatal”, step by step
tympanomeatal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English meatal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | meatal | Of, pertaining to or resembling a meatus |
| 2 | English | -ál | Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also |
| 3 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 4 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 5 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 6 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 7 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 8 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 9 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |
via English tympano
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tympano | A kettledrum |
| 2 | Italian | timpano | eardrum, tympanum; drum; gable, tympanum |
| 3 | Latin | tympanum | drum, timbrel, tambour, tambourine |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τύμπανον | drum, kettledrum; drumstick, staff, cudgel;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |