Where does “oilstove” come from?
oilstove (English) comes from English stove, from Middle Low German stove, from Old French estuver, from Old French estuve, from Medieval Latin stupha, from Ancient Greek τῦφος, from Ancient Greek τύφω, from Proto-Indo-European dhubh- — scatter like dust.
oilstove (English): A stove or heater that burns kerosene
Definitions
- A stove or heater that burns kerosene
Ancestry of “oilstove”, step by step
oilstove traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stove
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stove | A heater, a closed apparatus to burn fuel for the... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | stove | — |
| 3 | Old French | estuver | to bathe |
| 4 | Old French | estuve | large bath |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | stupha | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τῦφος | a kind of fever; delusion, vanity; nonsense |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύφω | to smoke, fill with smoke; to consume in smoke |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dhubh- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dheu- | scatter like dust |
via English oil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | oil | Liquid fat; Petroleum-based liquid used as fuel... |
| 2 | Middle English | oyle | The oil pressed from olives; olive oil; Oil as... |
| 3 | Old French | oile | oil |
| 4 | Latin | oleum | olive oil; the palaestra |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἔλαιον | olive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαία | olive tree; olive; naevus |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | elaíwā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | loiwom | — |