Where does “stampa” come from?
stampa (Italian) comes from Italian stampare, from Frankish stampōn, from Proto-Germanic stampōną, from Proto-Indo-European stemb‑ — to support, stomp, rant, amaze.
stampa (Italian): press; print; printing
Ancestry of “stampa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | stampare | to print, to run off; to stamp, to imprint, to... |
| 2 | Frankish | stampōn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stampōną | to compress, to squeeze; to stamp |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | stemb‑ | to support, stomp, rant, amaze |
Words derived from “stampa”