LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verb

stuppāre

*stuppāre

Meaning

  1. Proto Romancereconstructionto obstruct, block up, plug up, stop, stop up (i.e. with tow/oakum)

Origins

Derived from stuppa (“coarse flax, tow”).

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanestopar
  • Occitanestopar
  • Old Frenchestoper
Elsewhere
  • Romanianastupafrom Vulgar Latin *asstuppāre
  • Romanianastuparefrom Vulgar Latin *asstuppāre
  • Aromanianastupfrom Vulgar Latin *asstuppāre
  • Aromanianastuparifrom Vulgar Latin *asstuppāre
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianstoppare
  • Sicilianstuppari
  • Venetanstupar
Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseestopar
  • Old Spanishestopar
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Romanshstuppar
Borrowings
  • Albanianshtupoj

In English words that came into English from stuppāre

  • stifle*stuppāre

Quick answers

What does stuppāre mean in Latin?
stuppāre, a verb, means “to obstruct, block up, plug up, stop, stop up (i.e. with tow/oakum)”.