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Where does “stampatello” come from?

stampatello (Italian) comes from Italian stampato, from Italian stampare, from Frankish stampōn, from Proto-Germanic stampōną, from Proto-Indo-European stemb‑ — to support, stomp, rant, amaze.

stampatello (Italian): block letters, block capitals

Definitions

  1. block letters, block capitals

Ancestry of “stampatello”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianstampatopast participle of stampare; stamped, printed;...
2Italianstampareto print, to run off; to stamp, to imprint, to...
3Frankishstampōn—
4Proto-Germanicstampōnąto compress, to squeeze; to stamp
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstemb‑to support, stomp, rant, amaze
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