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Where does “stamen” come from?

stamen (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι, from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti — to see, to look, to observe.

stamen (Latin): warp; thread hanging from a distaff

Definitions

  1. warp; thread hanging from a distaff

Ancestry of “stamen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
2Spanish-scopio-scope
3Latin-scopium—
4Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
5Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
6Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
7Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “stamen”

  • stamina
  • stamen
  • staminate
  • stamened
  • staminode
  • staminiferous
  • stamin
  • stameniferous
  • stamenless
  • multistaminate
  • stamineous
  • stamina
  • stamineus
  • staminatus
  • stamenodium
  • estambre
  • stame
  • staminifero
  • étamine
  • estamine
  • staminea
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