Where does “timbrificio” come from?
timbrificio (Italian) comes from Italian timbro, from Italian timbrare, from French timbrer, from French timbre, from Old French timbre, from Latin tympanum, from Ancient Greek τύμπανον, from Ancient Greek τύπτω — to push, to hit.
timbrificio (Italian): rubber stamp factory
Ancestry of “timbrificio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | timbro | stamp; postmark, cancellation; timbre |
| 2 | Italian | timbrare | to stamp; to postmark |
| 3 | French | timbrer | to stamp |
| 4 | French | timbre | small bell; stamp, postage stamp; stamp |
| 5 | Old French | timbre | timbrel |
| 6 | Latin | tympanum | drum, timbrel, tambour, tambourine |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύμπανον | drum, kettledrum; drumstick, staff, cudgel;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |