Where does “stirps” come from?
stirps (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
stirps (Latin): rootstock; the lowest part of the trunk of a...
Definitions
- rootstock; the lowest part of the trunk of a...
Ancestry of “stirps”, step by step
stirps traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European ster-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |
via Proto-Indo-European sterp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | sterp | — |