Etymology of the English word timbre
the English word
timbrederived from the Old French word
timbrederived from the Greek root
*timbanonderived from the Classical Greek word
tumpanon, τύμπανον
derived from the Byzantine Greek word
tumbanon, τύμβανον
derived from the Classical Greek word
tumpanon, τύμπανον
Date
The earliest known usage of timbre in English dates from the 19th century.
Cognates
Dutch
timbre, German
Timbre, Norwegian
timbre, Swedish
timbreUsage
Word found in Modern English
