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tympanic (adj.)
[tympanic 词源字典]
1808, from
tympanum
+
-ic
.
[tympanic etymology, tympanic origin, 英语词源]
tympanist (n.)
1610s, "one who plays on a drum," from Latin
tympanista
, from Greek
tympanistes
, from
tympanizein
, from
tympanon
(see
tympanum
). Since mid-19c. specifically of players on kettledrums.