Where does “tâmpenie” come from?
tâmpenie (Romanian) comes from Romanian tâmp, from Old Church Slavonic тѫпъ, from Proto-Slavic tǫpъ — dull, blunt.
tâmpenie (Romanian): stupidity, foolishness, imbecility, idiocy;...
Definitions
- stupidity, foolishness, imbecility, idiocy;...
Ancestry of “tâmpenie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | tâmp | dull, blunt; stupid |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | тѫпъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | tǫpъ | dull, blunt |