Where does “stoppa” come from?

stoppa (Italian) comes from Latin stuppāre, from Latin stuppa, from Ancient Greek στύππη — tow, flax, oakum.

stoppa (Italian): tow; oakum; inflection of stoppare: ##...

Definitions

  1. tow; oakum; inflection of stoppare: ##...

Ancestry of “stoppa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstuppāreto obstruct, block up, plug up, stop, stop up (i.e. with tow/oakum)
2Latinstuppacoarse flax, tow
3Ancient Greekστύππηtow, flax, oakum

Words derived from “stoppa”

Every word from Ancient Greek στύππη →Every word from Latin stuppa →Every word from Latin stuppāre →