Etymology Explorer
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Where does “estopa” come from?
estopa (Old Spanish) comes from Latin stuppa, from Ancient Greek στύππη — tow, flax, oakum.
Ancestry of “estopa”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
stuppa
coarse flax, tow
2
Ancient Greek
στύππη
tow, flax, oakum
Words derived from “estopa”
estopa
estropajo
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