Where does “tâmpie” come from?

tâmpie (Romanian) comes from Romanian tâmp, from Old Church Slavonic тѫпъ, from Proto-Slavic tǫpъ — dull, blunt.

tâmpie (Romanian): foolishness, imbecility

Definitions

  1. foolishness, imbecility

Ancestry of “tâmpie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniantâmpdull, blunt; stupid
2Old Church Slavonicтѫпъ—
3Proto-Slavictǫpъdull, blunt
Every word from Proto-Slavic tǫpъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic тѫпъ →Every word from Romanian tâmp →