Where does “stipule” come from?
stipule (English) comes from Latin stipula, from Proto-Italic stipelā, from Proto-Italic stips, from Proto-Indo-European steyp- — be stiff, erect; to be stiff; erect; stiff, erect.
stipule (English): A basal appendage of a typical leaf of a...
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Ancestry of “stipule”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | stipula | stalk; stubble; straw |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | stipelā | straw |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | stips | stalk |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | steyp- | be stiff, erect; to be stiff; erect; stiff, erect |
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