Where does “estuve” come from?
estuve (Middle French) comes from Old French estuve, from Medieval Latin stupha, from Ancient Greek τῦφος, from Ancient Greek τύφω, from Proto-Indo-European dhubh-, from Proto-Indo-European dheu- — scatter like dust.
estuve (Middle French): public baths
Ancestry of “estuve”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | estuve | large bath |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | stupha | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τῦφος | a kind of fever; delusion, vanity; nonsense |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τύφω | to smoke, fill with smoke; to consume in smoke |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dhubh- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dheu- | scatter like dust |
Words derived from “estuve”