Where does “stemminess” come from?
stemminess (English) comes from English stemmy, from English stem, from English femme, from French femme, from Middle French femme, from Old French fame, from Latin fēmina, from Proto-Italic fēmanā — to suckle, nurse.
stemminess (English): The state or condition of being stemmy
Definitions
- The state or condition of being stemmy
Ancestry of “stemminess”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | stemmy | Resembling, or characterised by, stems |
| 2 | English | stem | The stock of a family; a race or generation of... |
| 3 | English | femme | A woman, a wife; a young woman or girl; A... |
| 4 | French | femme | woman; wife; Alternative form of fem |
| 5 | Middle French | femme | wife; woman |
| 6 | Old French | fame | wife, female partner; woman |
| 7 | Latin | fēmina | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | fēmanā | woman |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂ | who sucks; one who is sucked; one who suckles;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |