Where does “tamponadă” come from?
tamponadă (Romanian) comes from English tamponade, from English tampon, from French tampon, from Middle French tampon, from Middle French tapon, from Old French tape, from Frankish tappō, from Proto-Germanic tappô — to share, divide.
tamponadă (Romanian): tamponade
Definitions
- tamponade
Ancestry of “tamponadă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tamponade | The use of a tampon; A stoppage in the flow of... |
| 2 | English | tampon | A plug of cotton or other absorbent material... |
| 3 | French | tampon | Piece of wood or other material to close an... |
| 4 | Middle French | tampon | — |
| 5 | Middle French | tapon | — |
| 6 | Old French | tape | plug, bung, tap |
| 7 | Frankish | tappō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tappô | plug; tap |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |