'stampede' (noun) is 'estampida' (pronounced esstamPEEDah) in Spanish, and given that many 'st-' words in English begin 'est-' in Spanish, it is quite likely that 'stampede' derives from the Spanish word.
estampida (?) (= stampede)
The English word stampede comes from the Spanish word estampida. Estampida means to cause a crash or an uproar.
estampida
Estampida
The stampede of elephants were charging at me.
Stampede is one word.
estampida (?) (= stampede)
There I saw a stampede of cows coming my way.
The word "stampede" originates from the Spanish term "estampida," which means a sudden rush or flight, particularly of cattle. It was adopted into English in the mid-19th century, primarily in the context of livestock movements. The term has since evolved to describe any sudden, panic-driven rush of people or animals.
Stam-pede
It comes from Mexican Spanish as 'estampida' an uproar. Also from 'estamper' meaning to stamp or press. Used in English since the early 1800's
1815-25, Americanism; < American Spanish estampida, Spanish, equivalent to estamp ( ar ) to stamp + -ida noun suffix