Where does “tâmpit” come from?
tâmpit (Romanian) comes from Romanian tâmpi, from Romanian tâmp, from Old Church Slavonic тѫпъ, from Proto-Slavic tǫpъ — dull, blunt.
tâmpit (Romanian): past participle of tâmpi; stupid, idiotic,...
Definitions
- past participle of tâmpi; stupid, idiotic,...
Ancestry of “tâmpit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | tâmpi | to stupefy, make stupid, besot, flabbergast; to... |
| 2 | Romanian | tâmp | dull, blunt; stupid |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | тѫпъ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | tǫpъ | dull, blunt |