Where does “stapes” come from?
stapes (Latin) comes from Frankish stap, from Proto-Germanic stapiz, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑.
stapes (Latin): stirrup; stapes
Ancestry of “stapes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Frankish | stap | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | stapiz | a step |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | stebʰ‑ | — |