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Where does “Stafette” come from?

Stafette (German) comes from Italian staffetta, from Italian staffa, from Lombardic stapho.

Ancestry of “Stafette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianstaffettacourier, runner; relay race; relay team
2Italianstaffastirrup; stapes, stirrup bone, stirrup;...
3Lombardicstapho—

Words derived from “Stafette”

  • štafeta
  • штафета
Every word from Lombardic stapho →