Where does “estafetė” come from?

estafetė (Lithuanian) comes from French estafette, from Italian staffetta, from Italian staffa, from Lombardic stapho.

estafetė (Lithuanian): relay (race)

Definitions

  1. relay (race)

Ancestry of “estafetė”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchestafettecourier; dispatch rider
2Italianstaffettacourier, runner; relay race; relay team
3Italianstaffastirrup; stapes, stirrup bone, stirrup;...
4Lombardicstapho—
Every word from Lombardic stapho →Every word from Italian staffa →Every word from Italian staffetta →