Etymology of the English word tampon
the English word
tamponderived from the Old French word
tamponderived from the Old French word
taponderived from the Frankish root
*tappoderived from the Frankish root
*tapponDate
The earliest known usage of tampon in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
tamponadeCognates
Dutch
tampon, French
tampon, German
Tampon, Norwegian
tampong, Swedish
tampongUsage
Word found in Modern English
