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Where does “einstufen” come from?

einstufen (German) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European dheu- — scatter like dust.

einstufen (German): to categorize, to class, to classify

Definitions

  1. to categorize, to class, to classify

Ancestry of “einstufen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStufestep, tread; degree, stage, level, rank, phase;...
2Italianstufafeminine singular of stufo; stove; third-person...
3Italianstufareto stew; to bore or weary
4Medieval Latinstupha—
5Ancient Greekτῦφοςa kind of fever; delusion, vanity; nonsense
6Ancient Greekτύφωto smoke, fill with smoke; to consume in smoke
7Proto-Indo-Europeandhubh-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandheu-scatter like dust

Words derived from “einstufen”

  • Einstufung
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