Where does “timbre” come from?

timbre (Old French) comes 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.

timbre (Old French): timbrel

Definitions

  1. timbrel

Ancestry of “timbre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintympanumdrum, timbrel, tambour, tambourine
2Ancient Greekτύμπανονdrum, kettledrum; drumstick, staff, cudgel;...
3Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “timbre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- →Every word from Ancient Greek τύπτω →