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Where does “στιφάδο” come from?

στιφάδο (Greek) comes from Venetian stufado, from Latin extufare, from Ancient Greek τύφος — steam.

στιφάδο (Greek): stifado

Definitions

  1. stifado

Ancestry of “στιφάδο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Venetianstufado—
2Latinextufareto heat with steam
3Ancient Greekτύφοςsteam
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