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Where does “stole” come from?

stole (Old English) comes from Latin stola, from Ancient Greek στολή, from Ancient Greek στέλλω, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Ancestry of “stole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstolastola, a long gown or dress worn by women as a...
2Ancient Greekστολήequipment; robe
3Ancient GreekστέλλωI make ready, prepare; I furnish, dress; I...
4Ancient Greek-ός—
5Proto-Hellenic*-os—
6Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Words derived from “stole”

  • stole
  • stoled
  • stolest
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