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