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Where does “stucco” come from?

Stucco comes from Italian stucco, from Old High German stucki, from Proto-Germanic stukkiją, from Proto-Indo-European stAug-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- meaning to push or thrust.

stucco (English): A plaster that is used to coat exterior walls,...

Definitions

  1. A plaster that is used to coat exterior walls,...

Ancestry of “stucco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianstuccostucco; first-person singular present indicative...
2Old Italianstucco—

Words derived from “stucco”

  • stuccowork
  • stuccoist
  • stookie
  • stuccolike
  • stuccoer
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