Where does “toppo” come from?

toppo (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin *toppus, from Frankish topp, from Proto-Germanic tuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European dumb- — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

toppo (Italian): stump; first-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. stump; first-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “toppo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*toppus
2Frankishtopptuft; spinning top; summit, top
3Proto-Germanictuppaztuft, plait; top, summit
4Proto-Indo-Europeandumb-tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dumb-Every word from Proto-Germanic tuppazEvery word from Frankish topp
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