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Where does “stemmata” come from?

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

stemmata (English): plural of stemma

Definitions

  1. plural of stemma

Ancestry of “stemmata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstemmaA family tree or recorded genealogy; In the study...
2Latinstemmaa garland wreath; a garland
3Ancient Greekστέμμαwreath, garland, chaplet; pedigrees, family trees
4Ancient GreekστέφωI put around; I encircle, crown, wreath, garland
5Proto-Hellenicstékʷʰō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstegʷʰ-to enlace
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