Where does “étuver” come from?

étuver (French) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European dheu- — scatter like dust.

étuver (French): to dry in a drying oven

Definitions

  1. to dry in a drying oven

Ancestry of “étuver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchestuverto bathe
2Old Frenchestuvelarge bath
3Medieval Latinstupha
4Ancient Greekτῦφοςa kind of fever; delusion, vanity; nonsense
5Ancient Greekτύφωto smoke, fill with smoke; to consume in smoke
6Proto-Indo-Europeandhubh-
7Proto-Indo-Europeandheu-scatter like dust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dheu-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dhubh-Every word from Ancient Greek τύφω