Where does “stipulate” come from?
Stipulate comes from Latin stipulātus, the past participle of stipulāre, which derives from Proto-Italic -ātos and ultimately Proto-Indo-European -tós, a suffix forming adjectives from verbal roots.
stipulate (English): To require as a condition of a contract or...
Definitions
- To require as a condition of a contract or...
Ancestry of “stipulate”, step by step
stipulate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin stipulātus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | stipulātus | having stipulated |
| 2 | Latin | stipulor | to demand a formal promise, to bargain, to... |
| 3 | Latin | stipula | stalk; stubble; straw |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | stipelā | straw |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | stips | stalk |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | steyp- | be stiff, erect; to be stiff; erect; stiff, erect |
via English stipule
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stipule | A basal appendage of a typical leaf of a... |