English

epitympanum

From epi- + tympanum.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi ‘on’

Proto-Hellenic *epí

Ancient Greek ἐπί ‘on, upon’

English epi-

Ancient Greek τῠ́μπᾰνον ‘a kettledrum, drum’

Latin tympanum ‘a drum, timbrel, tambourine’

Today it means

noun The upper part of the tympanic cavity (of the middle ear)

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Etymograph / epitympanum