Where does “Tintim” come from?

Tintim (Portuguese) comes from French tintin — nothing doing.

Tintim (Portuguese): a Belgian comic book character created by Hergé

Definitions

  1. a Belgian comic book character created by Hergé

Ancestry of “Tintim”, step by step

Tintim traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French tintin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtintinnothing doing

via Italian cincin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancincincheers! when toasting
Every word from French tintin →