Where does “stipes” come from?

stipes (English) comes from Latin stīpes, from Proto-Indo-European steypós.

stipes (English): The vertical beam of a cross used for...

Definitions

  1. The vertical beam of a cross used for...

Ancestry of “stipes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstīpespost, tree trunk
2Proto-Indo-Europeansteypós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steypós →Every word from Latin stīpes →
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