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Where does “tintamarre” come from?

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

tintamarre (French): ruckus; racket

Definitions

  1. ruckus; racket

Ancestry of “tintamarre”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tintamarre”

  • tintamar
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