Where does “étoupe” come from?
étoupe (French) comes from Old French estupe, from Latin stuppa, from Ancient Greek στύππη — tow, flax, oakum.
étoupe (French): oakum, tow; first-person singular present...
Definitions
- oakum, tow; first-person singular present...
Ancestry of “étoupe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | estupe | — |
| 2 | Latin | stuppa | coarse flax, tow |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | στύππη | tow, flax, oakum |