Where does “tampona” come from?
tampona (Romanian) comes from French tamponner, from French tampon, from Middle French tampon, from Middle French tapon, from Old French tape, from Frankish tappō, from Proto-Germanic tappô, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p- — to share, divide.
tampona (Romanian): to swab
Definitions
- to swab
Ancestry of “tampona”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | tamponner | to tamp; to swab; to buffer |
| 2 | French | tampon | Piece of wood or other material to close an... |
| 3 | Middle French | tampon | — |
| 4 | Middle French | tapon | — |
| 5 | Old French | tape | plug, bung, tap |
| 6 | Frankish | tappō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tappô | plug; tap |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |