Where does “tympanosquamosal” come from?
tympanosquamosal (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.
tympanosquamosal (English): tympanic and squamosal (typically, of the temporal bone)
Definitions
- tympanic and squamosal (typically, of the temporal bone)
Ancestry of “tympanosquamosal”, step by step
tympanosquamosal 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 |
via English squamosal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | squamosal | Of or pertaining to the platelike part of the... |