Where does “staph” come from?
staph (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic stapiz, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑.
staph (Old High German): step, stirrup
Ancestry of “staph”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | stapiz | a step |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | stebʰ‑ | — |
Words derived from “staph”