Where does “tifare” come from?
tifare (Italian) comes from Italian tifo, from New Latin tȳphus, from Ancient Greek τῦφος, from Ancient Greek τύφω, from Proto-Indo-European dhubh-, from Proto-Indo-European dheu- — scatter like dust.
tifare (Italian): to support; to root for; to be a fan of
Definitions
- to support; to root for; to be a fan of
Ancestry of “tifare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | tifo | typhus; enthusiasm; hence fan; first-person... |
| 2 | New Latin | tȳphus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τῦφος | a kind of fever; delusion, vanity; nonsense |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τύφω | to smoke, fill with smoke; to consume in smoke |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dhubh- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dheu- | scatter like dust |
Words derived from “tifare”