Where does “Stipa” come from?
Stipa (Translingual) comes from Latin stipa, from Latin stipes, from Proto-Indo-European steypos, from Proto-Indo-European steyp- — be stiff, erect; to be stiff; erect; stiff, erect.
Ancestry of “Stipa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | stipa | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 2 | Latin | stipes | post, tree trunk; log; stake |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | steypos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | steyp- | be stiff, erect; to be stiff; erect; stiff, erect |