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Where does “tintamar” come from?

tintamar (English) comes from French tintamarre, from French tinter, from Latin tinnitō, from Latin tinnio — I ring, jingle, clink; I pay; I cry, scream in a...

tintamar (English): A hideous or confused noise; an uproar; a racket

Definitions

  1. A hideous or confused noise; an uproar; a racket

Ancestry of “tintamar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtintamarreruckus; racket
2Frenchtinterto chime; to jingle; to ring
3Latintinnitō—
4LatintinnioI ring, jingle, clink; I pay; I cry, scream in a...
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