Where does “stemming” come from?
Stemming comes from the English stem, from Middle French estimer meaning to value or appraise, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- meaning to stand or place.
stemming (English): present participle of stem; Movement against a...
Definitions
- present participle of stem; Movement against a...
Ancestry of “stemming”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 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 |