Where does “etuvă” come from?
etuvă (Romanian) comes from French étuve, from Middle French estuve, from Old French estuve, 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.
etuvă (Romanian): oven
Definitions
- oven
Ancestry of “etuvă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | étuve | drying oven; sauna; a hot place; an oven |
| 2 | Middle French | estuve | public baths |
| 3 | Old French | estuve | large bath |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | stupha | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τῦφος | a kind of fever; delusion, vanity; nonsense |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύφω | to smoke, fill with smoke; to consume in smoke |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dhubh- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dheu- | scatter like dust |