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Where does “tifo” come from?

tifo (Italian) comes 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.

tifo (Italian): typhus; enthusiasm; hence fan; first-person...

Definitions

  1. typhus; enthusiasm; hence fan; first-person...

Ancestry of “tifo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latintȳphus—
2Ancient Greekτῦφοςa kind of fever; delusion, vanity; nonsense
3Ancient Greekτύφωto smoke, fill with smoke; to consume in smoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeandhubh-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandheu-scatter like dust

Words derived from “tifo”

  • tifo
  • tifoso
  • supertifoso
  • antitifico
  • tifico
  • tifoseria
  • paratifo
  • tifoide
  • tifare
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