Where does “tympanophony” come from?
tympanophony (English) comes from English tympano, from Italian timpano, 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.
tympanophony (English): Increased hearing of one's own voice, breath sounds, arterial murmurs, and other noises of the upper body; noted especially in disease of the middle ear or of the nasal fossae
Definitions
- Increased hearing of one's own voice, breath sounds, arterial murmurs, and other noises of the upper body; noted especially in disease of the middle ear or of the nasal fossae
Ancestry of “tympanophony”, step by step
tympanophony traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |