Where does “stove” come from?
stove (Middle Low German) comes from Old French estuver, 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.
Ancestry of “stove”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | estuver | to bathe |
| 2 | Old French | estuve | large bath |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | stupha | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τῦφος | a kind of fever; delusion, vanity; nonsense |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τύφω | to smoke, fill with smoke; to consume in smoke |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dhubh- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dheu- | scatter like dust |