Where does “estafette” come from?

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

estafette (English): A dispatch rider, especially military; a mounted...

Definitions

  1. A dispatch rider, especially military; a mounted...

Ancestry of “estafette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchestafettecourier; dispatch rider
2Italianstaffettacourier, runner; relay race; relay team
3Italianstaffastirrup; stapes, stirrup bone, stirrup;...
4Lombardicstapho—
Every word from Lombardic stapho →Every word from Italian staffa →Every word from Italian staffetta →
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