Where does “stipulate” come from?
stipulate (Latin) comes from Latin stipulatus, from Latin stipulor, from Latin stipula, from Proto-Italic stipelā, from Proto-Italic stips, from Proto-Indo-European steyp- — be stiff, erect; to be stiff; erect; stiff, erect.
stipulate (Latin): vocative masculine singular of stipulātus
Definitions
- vocative masculine singular of stipulātus
Ancestry of “stipulate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | stipulatus | stipulated |
| 2 | Latin | stipulor | to demand a formal promise, to bargain, to... |
| 3 | Latin | stipula | stalk; stubble; straw |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | stipelā | straw |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | stips | stalk |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | steyp- | be stiff, erect; to be stiff; erect; stiff, erect |