Where does “stope” come from?

stope (Friulian) comes from Latin stuppa, from Ancient Greek στύππη — tow, flax, oakum.

stope (Friulian): tow; oakum

Definitions

  1. tow; oakum

Ancestry of “stope”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstuppacoarse flax, tow
2Ancient Greekστύππηtow, flax, oakum
Every word from Ancient Greek στύππη →Every word from Latin stuppa →
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