Where does “estufa” come from?
estufa (Portuguese) comes from Italian stufa, from Italian stufare, 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.
estufa (Portuguese): greenhouse, glasshouse; hothouse; stove
Definitions
- greenhouse, glasshouse; hothouse; stove
Ancestry of “estufa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | stufa | feminine singular of stufo; stove; third-person... |
| 2 | Italian | stufare | to stew; to bore or weary |
| 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 |