Where does “estafette” come from?

estafette (Dutch) comes from French estafette, from Italian staffetta, from Italian staffa, from Lombardic stapho.

estafette (Dutch): relay race

Definitions

  1. relay race

Ancestry of “estafette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchestafettecourier; dispatch rider
2Italianstaffettacourier, runner; relay race; relay team
3Italianstaffastirrup; stapes, stirrup bone, stirrup;...
4Lombardicstapho—

Words derived from “estafette”

Every word from Lombardic stapho →Every word from Italian staffa →Every word from Italian staffetta →