Where does “stuppāre” come from?

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

stuppāre (Latin): to obstruct, block up, plug up, stop, stop up (i.e. with tow/oakum)

Definitions

  1. to obstruct, block up, plug up, stop, stop up (i.e. with tow/oakum)

Ancestry of “stuppāre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstuppacoarse flax, tow
2Ancient Greekστύππηtow, flax, oakum

Words derived from “stuppāre”

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