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stewEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
From Middle English stewe, stue, from Anglo-Norman estouve, Old French estuve (“bath, bathhouse”) (modern French étuve), from Medieval Latin stupha, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Vulgar Latin *extufāre, from ex- + Ancient Greek τῦφος (tûphos, “smoke, steam”), from τύφω (túphō, “to smoke”). See also Italian stufare, Portuguese estufar. Compare also Old English stuf-bæþ (“a hot-air bath, vapour bath”); see stove.
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From Middle English stewen, stuwen, from the noun above; and also from Middle English stiven, styven (“to bathe, cook, stew”).
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗stewEnglish (en) · Etymology 3Source text
Probably related to Middle Dutch stuven (“be dusty”) and English stive. Perhaps the same word as stew (“steam-room; dish cooked by stewing”) above.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗stewEnglish (en) · Etymology 4Source text
Clipping of steward or stewardess.
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Chambers (1908)
1908- StewEnglish · e-38700-3153
Stew, stū, v.t. to simmer or boil slowly with little moisture.—v.i. to be boiled slowly and gently: (slang) to be in a state of worry or agitation: to read hard for an examination.—n. meat stewed: mental agitation: worry
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Stew, stū, n. an artificial oyster-bed: a vivarium.
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