Where does “ringstem” come from?
ringstem (English) comes from English stem, from English femme, from French femme, from Middle French femme, from Old French fame, from Latin fēmina, from Proto-Italic fēmanā, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂ — to suckle, nurse.
ringstem (English): Any of the flowering species of the genus Anulocaulis
Definitions
- Any of the flowering species of the genus Anulocaulis
Ancestry of “ringstem”, step by step
ringstem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stem | The stock of a family; a race or generation of... |
| 2 | English | femme | A woman, a wife; a young woman or girl; A... |
| 3 | French | femme | woman; wife; Alternative form of fem |
| 4 | Middle French | femme | wife; woman |
| 5 | Old French | fame | wife, female partner; woman |
| 6 | Latin | fēmina | woman |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | fēmanā | woman |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂ | who sucks; one who is sucked; one who suckles;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |
via English ring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ring | A solid object in the shape of a circle; A group... |
| 2 | Middle English | ryng | ring |
| 3 | Old English | hring | ring |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hring | ring, circle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hringaz | ring, circle; curve; sound, ring |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krengʰ- | to turn, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |