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Where does “stupere” come from?

stupere (Latin) comes from Latin stupeo, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tup-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

stupere (Latin): present active infinitive of stupeō; to be...

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of stupeō; to be...

Ancestry of “stupere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinstupeoI am stunned, stiffened or benumbed, stop,...
2Proto-Indo-European(s)tup-—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “stupere”

  • stuprum
  • manustupration
  • stuprate
  • stuprous
  • stuprosus
  • stupratus
  • stupratore
  • stuprator
  • stupro
  • stupendum
  • stuprum
  • constuprans
  • constupratus
  • constuprandus
  • constupraturus
  • constupro
  • stuprare
  • stupendo
  • stupratore
  • stupendamente
  • stupro
  • antistupro
  • stupre
  • antiestupro
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