timpan- root words — words with the timpan- root

The root timpan- comes from Greek tympanon, meaning drum. 12 words in Dendril are built from it, including timbre, timpani, timpanist, tympanum, timbrel, tymbal, tympan, tympani, tympanic, tympanites, tympanitis, tympany. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the timpan- root

Explore words with timpan- — words containing the timpan- root and sharing its sense of "drum". Examples include timbre, timpani, timpanist, tympanum, timbrel, tymbal, tympan, tympani, tympanic, tympanites, tympanitis, tympany. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The timpan- root means drum, from Greek tympanon. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.