stue

Danish

/stuːə/

noun
Definitions
  • living room
  • (in compounds) room
  • first floor, ground floor the level of the building closest to the ground

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse stofa (room, living room) derived from Proto-Germanic *stubō (room, heated room, living room, oven, sitting room) derived from Latin *extūfa derived from Ancient Greek τῦφος (smoke, steam, stupor, fever, silly pride, wooziness, folly, dense smoke, steem).

Origin

Ancient Greek

τῦφος

Gloss

smoke, steam, stupor, fever, silly pride, wooziness, folly, dense smoke, steem

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

煙

Emoji
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