Etymology · Ancient Greek
τύμπανον
5 English words descend from Ancient Greek τύμπανον, most common first.
- timbreThe quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume.
- timpaniThe set of precision kettledrums in an orchestra.
- tympanitesA distended abdomen as a result of an accumulation of gas.
- tympanoidResembling a drum or tympanum in form or structure.
- tympanyThe sound made by beating a drum.