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Where does “tifoseria” come from?

tifoseria (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.

tifoseria (Italian): All the fans of a club considered as a whole;...

Definitions

  1. All the fans of a club considered as a whole;...

Ancestry of “tifoseria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantifotyphus; enthusiasm; hence fan; first-person...
2New Latintȳphus—
3Ancient Greekτῦφοςa kind of fever; delusion, vanity; nonsense
4Ancient Greekτύφωto smoke, fill with smoke; to consume in smoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeandhubh-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandheu-scatter like dust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dheu- →