Where does “stapes” come from?

stapes (Latin) comes from Frankish stap, from Proto-Germanic stapiz, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ — to stand still.

stapes (Latin): stirrup; stapes

Definitions

  1. stirrup; stapes

Ancestry of “stapes”, step by step

stapes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Frankish stap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishstap—
2Proto-Germanicstapiza step
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ‑to stand still

via Old High German stapf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstapf—

Words derived from “stapes”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ →Every word from Proto-Germanic stapiz →Every word from Frankish stap →
stapes — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer