Where does “tufeira” come from?
tufeira (Galician) comes from Galician tufo, from Vulgar Latin tufus, from Latin tȳphus, from Ancient Greek τῦφος, from Ancient Greek τύφω, from Proto-Indo-European dhubh-, from Proto-Indo-European dheu- — scatter like dust.
tufeira (Galician): water chute of a water mill
Definitions
- water chute of a water mill
Ancestry of “tufeira”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | tufo | foul odor, stench; tuff; punch used by... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | tufus | — |
| 3 | Latin | tȳphus | a form, type, or character of a fever |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τῦφος | a kind of fever; delusion, vanity; nonsense |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τύφω | to smoke, fill with smoke; to consume in smoke |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dhubh- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dheu- | scatter like dust |