Where does “estufar” come from?

estufar (Portuguese) comes 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.

estufar (Portuguese): to braise cook in a covered pan

Definitions

  1. to braise cook in a covered pan

Ancestry of “estufar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianstufareto stew; to bore or weary
2Medieval Latinstupha
3Ancient Greekτῦφοςa kind of fever; delusion, vanity; nonsense
4Ancient Greekτύφωto smoke, fill with smoke; to consume in smoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeandhubh-
6Proto-Indo-Europeandheu-scatter like dust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dheu-
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