Where does “antitamper” come from?
antitamper (English) comes from English tamper, from English tamp, from English tampion, from Middle French tampon, from Middle French tapon, from Old French tape, from Frankish tappō, from Proto-Germanic tappô — to share, divide.
antitamper (English): Preventing tampering
Definitions
- Preventing tampering
Ancestry of “antitamper”, step by step
antitamper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tamper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tamper | A person or thing that tamps; A tool used to tamp... |
| 2 | English | tamp | To plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or... |
| 3 | English | tampion | A wooden plug, or a metal or canvas cover for the... |
| 4 | Middle French | tampon | — |
| 5 | Middle French | tapon | — |
| 6 | Old French | tape | plug, bung, tap |
| 7 | Frankish | tappō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tappô | plug; tap |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |