Where does “tamponade” come from?
Tamponade comes from French tamponnade, derived from French tampon, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- meaning to bind or fasten.
tamponade (English): The use of a tampon; A stoppage in the flow of...
Definitions
- The use of a tampon; A stoppage in the flow of...
Ancestry of “tamponade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tampon | A plug of cotton or other absorbent material... |
| 2 | French | tampon | Piece of wood or other material to close an... |
| 3 | Middle French | tampon | — |
| 4 | Middle French | tapon | — |
| 5 | Old French | tape | plug, bung, tap |
| 6 | Frankish | tappō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tappô | plug; tap |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |