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Where does “estufa” come from?

estufa (English) comes from Spanish estufa, from Italian stufa, from Italian stufare, from Medieval Latin stupha, from Ancient Greek τῦφος, from Ancient Greek τύφω, from Proto-Indo-European dhubh-, from Proto-Indo-European dheu- — scatter like dust.

estufa (English): A room in a Pueblo Indian house

Definitions

  1. A room in a Pueblo Indian house

Ancestry of “estufa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishestufastove, oven
2Italianstufafeminine singular of stufo; stove; third-person...
3Italianstufareto stew; to bore or weary
4Medieval Latinstupha—
5Ancient Greekτῦφοςa kind of fever; delusion, vanity; nonsense
6Ancient Greekτύφωto smoke, fill with smoke; to consume in smoke
7Proto-Indo-Europeandhubh-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandheu-scatter like dust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dheu- →