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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

  1. dive, plunge; diving; first-person singular...

Ancestry of “tuffo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantuffareto plunge or dip; to nuzzle or sink
2Lombardictaufanto dip, to immerse
3Arabicطُوفَانstorm, flood; storm; typhoon; storm, deluge,...
4Classical Syriacܛܰܘܦܳܢܳܐ—

Words derived from “tuffo”

  • tuffistica
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