Where does “stemma” come from?

stemma (English) comes from Latin stemma, from Ancient Greek στέμμα, from Ancient Greek στέφω, from Proto-Hellenic stékʷʰō, from Proto-Indo-European stegʷʰ- — to enlace.

stemma (English): A family tree or recorded genealogy; In the study...

Definitions

  1. A family tree or recorded genealogy; In the study...

Ancestry of “stemma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstemmaa garland wreath; a garland
2Ancient Greekστέμμαwreath, garland, chaplet; pedigrees, family trees
3Ancient GreekστέφωI put around; I encircle, crown, wreath, garland
4Proto-Hellenicstékʷʰōto enlace, crown, encircle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstegʷʰ-to enlace

Words derived from “stemma

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stegʷʰ-Every word from Proto-Hellenic stékʷʰōEvery word from Ancient Greek στέφω
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