Where does “tifosissimo” come from?
tifosissimo (Italian) comes from Italian tifoso, 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.
Ancestry of “tifosissimo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | tifoso | fan; typhous, typhoid |
| 2 | Italian | tifo | typhus; enthusiasm; hence fan; first-person... |
| 3 | New Latin | tȳphus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τῦφος | a kind of fever; delusion, vanity; nonsense |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τύφω | to smoke, fill with smoke; to consume in smoke |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dhubh- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dheu- | scatter like dust |