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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

  1. stupidity, foolishness, imbecility, idiocy;...

Ancestry of “tâmpenie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniantâmpdull, blunt; stupid
2Old Church Slavonicтѫпъ—
3Proto-Slavictǫpъdull, blunt
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