Where does “tamponare” come from?
tamponare (Romanian) comes from Romanian tampona, 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 — to share, divide.
tamponare (Romanian): car crash
Definitions
- car crash
Ancestry of “tamponare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | tampona | to swab |
| 2 | French | tamponner | to tamp; to swab; to buffer |
| 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 |