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Where does “stamen” come from?

Stamen comes from Latin stamen, from Proto-Italic stāmen, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂mn̥, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root steh₂- meaning to stand.

stamen (English): In flowering plants, the structure in a flower...

Definitions

  1. In flowering plants, the structure in a flower...

Ancestry of “stamen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstamenwarp; thread hanging from a distaff
2Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
3Spanish-scopio-scope
4Latin-scopium—
5Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
6Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
7Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
8Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “stamen”

  • stamened
  • staminiferous
  • stameniferous
  • stamenless
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