timpani

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτύμπανον
2. Latin · derived fromtympanum“drum”
3. Italian · borrowed fromtimpani
4. English todaytimpani

Borrowed from Italian timpani, plural of timpano (“drum”), from Latin tympanum (“drum”), from Ancient Greek τύμπανον (túmpanon), from τύπτω (túptō, “to strike, to hit”). Doublet of tympanum, timbre, timbal, and tymbal.

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