Where does “abstufen” come from?
abstufen (German) comes from German stufen, from German Stufe, from Italian stufa, from Italian stufare, from Medieval Latin stupha, from Ancient Greek τῦφος, from Ancient Greek τύφω, from Proto-Indo-European dhubh- — scatter like dust.
abstufen (German): to divide; to set in layers
Definitions
- to divide; to set in layers
Ancestry of “abstufen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | stufen | to subdivide; to arrange in layers |
| 2 | German | Stufe | step, tread; degree, stage, level, rank, phase;... |
| 3 | Italian | stufa | feminine singular of stufo; stove; third-person... |
| 4 | Italian | stufare | to stew; to bore or weary |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | stupha | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τῦφος | a kind of fever; delusion, vanity; nonsense |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύφω | to smoke, fill with smoke; to consume in smoke |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dhubh- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dheu- | scatter like dust |