Where does “timbratrice” come from?
timbratrice (Italian) comes from Italian timbrare, from French timbrer, from French timbre, from Old French timbre, from Latin tympanum, from Ancient Greek τύμπανον, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- — to push, to hit.
timbratrice (Italian): time clock; stamper
Ancestry of “timbratrice”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | timbrare | to stamp; to postmark |
| 2 | French | timbrer | to stamp |
| 3 | French | timbre | small bell; stamp, postage stamp; stamp |
| 4 | Old French | timbre | timbrel |
| 5 | Latin | tympanum | drum, timbrel, tambour, tambourine |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύμπανον | drum, kettledrum; drumstick, staff, cudgel;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |