Where does “stirps” come from?
stirps (English) comes from Latin stirps, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
stirps (English): A branch of a family; A progenitor of a branch of...
Definitions
- A branch of a family; A progenitor of a branch of...
Ancestry of “stirps”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | stirps | rootstock; the lowest part of the trunk of a... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |