Where does “tuffo” come from?
tuffo (Italian) comes from Italian tuffare, from Lombardic taufan, from Arabic طُوفَان, from Classical Syriac ܛܰܘܦܳܢܳܐ.
tuffo (Italian): dive, plunge; diving; first-person singular...
Definitions
- dive, plunge; diving; first-person singular...
Ancestry of “tuffo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | tuffare | to plunge or dip; to nuzzle or sink |
| 2 | Lombardic | taufan | to dip, to immerse |
| 3 | Arabic | طُوفَان | storm, flood; storm; typhoon; storm, deluge,... |
| 4 | Classical Syriac | ܛܰܘܦܳܢܳܐ | — |
Words derived from “tuffo”