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Where does “timbro” come from?

timbro (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.

timbro (Italian): stamp; postmark, cancellation; timbre

Definitions

  1. stamp; postmark, cancellation; timbre

Ancestry of “timbro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantimbrareto stamp; to postmark
2Frenchtimbrerto stamp
3Frenchtimbresmall bell; stamp, postage stamp; stamp
4Old Frenchtimbretimbrel
5Latintympanumdrum, timbrel, tambour, tambourine
6Ancient Greekτύμπανονdrum, kettledrum; drumstick, staff, cudgel;...
7Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “timbro”

  • timbrificio
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