Etymology of the English word estop
the English word
estopderived from the Old French word
estoperderived from the Anglo-Norman word
estopperderived from the Latin root
*stupparederived from the Latin word
stuppa (tow, coarse flax)
derived from the Greek word
stuppeDate
The earliest known usage of estop in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
estophed,
estoppingUsage
Word found in Modern English
