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Where does “stamineus” come from?

stamineus (Latin) comes from Latin stamen, 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 — to see, to look, to observe.

stamineus (Latin): trimmed with thread; consisting of threads

Definitions

  1. trimmed with thread; consisting of threads

Ancestry of “stamineus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstamenwarp; thread hanging from a distaff
2Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
3Spanish-scopio-scope
4Latin-scopium—
5Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
6Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
7Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
8Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “stamineus”

  • stamin
  • stamineous
  • étamine
  • estamine
  • staminea
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