Where does “stopposo” come from?

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

stopposo (Italian): towy, stringy, tough

Definitions

  1. towy, stringy, tough

Ancestry of “stopposo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianstoppatow; oakum; inflection of stoppare: ##...
2Latinstuppāreto obstruct, block up, plug up, stop, stop up (i.e. with tow/oakum)
3Latinstuppacoarse flax, tow
4Ancient Greekστύππηtow, flax, oakum
Every word from Ancient Greek στύππη →Every word from Latin stuppa →Every word from Latin stuppāre →
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