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
Ancestry of “stopposo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | stoppa | tow; oakum; inflection of stoppare:
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| 2 | Latin | stuppāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | stuppa | coarse flax, tow |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | στύππη | tow, flax, oakum |