estufa (Spanish)
Where does "estufa" come from?
The Spanish word 'estufa' was borrowed from the Italian term 'stufa', which traces its roots back to the verb 'stufare'. Originally describing a place for steaming or heating, the word evolved to refer to the common household appliances we now recognize as stoves or ovens.
Full etymology tree
- estufa (Spanish), 'stove, oven (to heat with)'
- borrowed stufa (Italian), 'feminine singular of stufo'
- derived stufare (Italian), 'to stew'
- inherited stupha (Medieval Latin)
- derived τῦφος (tûphos) (Ancient Greek), 'smoke, vapour'
- derived τύφω (túphō) (Ancient Greek), 'to smoke, fill with smoke'
- derived τῦφος (tûphos) (Ancient Greek), 'smoke, vapour'
- inherited stupha (Medieval Latin)
- derived stufare (Italian), 'to stew'
- borrowed stufa (Italian), 'feminine singular of stufo'
Ancestors
- stufa (Italian)
Updated July 2026
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