Etymology

estafette

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Today it means: A dispatch rider, especially military; a mounted courier. Full definition →

French estafette ← Italian staffetta
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  1. Italian · derived fromstaffetta
  2. French · borrowed fromestafette
  3. English todayestafette

Borrowed from French estafette, from Italian staffetta, diminutive of staffa (“stirrup”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.