estafette

English

noun

Definitions

(obsolete) A dispatch rider, especially military; a mounted courier.

Etymology

Borrowed from French estafette (relay race) derived from Italian staffetta.

Origin

Italian (Fiorentino)

staffetta

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Stafette German
staffa Italian
staffetta Italian
estafette Dutch, Flemish
estafette French
эстафета Russian
эстафетный Russian
stafett Norwegian Bokmål
stafett Norwegian Nynorsk
estafetė Lithuanian
estafeta Crimean Tatar