Where does “destupătură” come from?

destupătură (Romanian) comes from Romanian destupa, from Latin dis-stuppare, from Latin stuppa, from Ancient Greek στύππη — tow, flax, oakum.

destupătură (Romanian): uncorking

Definitions

  1. uncorking

Ancestry of “destupătură”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandestupato uncork, clear, open, clear obstructions from
2Latindis-stuppare—
3Latinstuppacoarse flax, tow
4Ancient Greekστύππηtow, flax, oakum
Every word from Ancient Greek στύππη →Every word from Latin stuppa →Every word from Latin dis-stuppare →