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Where does “(s)tup-” come from?

(s)tup- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

Ancestry of “(s)tup-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “(s)tup-”

  • stupid
  • stupor
  • stupidly
  • squid
  • stupefaction
  • stupefy
  • stoopid
  • stuporous
  • stupe
  • stupidness
  • stuprum
  • squidlike
  • stupefier
  • stupidish
  • stupidass
  • manustupration
  • stuporously
  • squiddy
  • stuporlike
  • stuprate
  • nonstupid
  • stupidy
  • stuporousness
  • squidder
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