estamper

French

Etymology

Of Germanic origin, from Frankish *stampôn (to crush) or Old High German stampfōn (modern German stampfen), from Proto-Germanic *stampōną, from Proto-Indo-European *stembʰ- (to trample down).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛs.tɑ̃.pe/

Verb

estamper

  1. to emboss
  2. to stamp (mark by pressing quickly and heavily)

Conjugation

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Further reading

References

  • Brosman, Paul (1999): The Rhine Franconian Element in Old French, p51
  • Skeat, Walter (2005): An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language, p. 759
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