English

stipula

Stipula comes from Latin stipula ‘stalk, stem’, from Proto-Italic *stipelā ‘straw’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steyp- ‘be stiff, erect’.

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steyp-‘be stiff, erect’reconstructed
Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*stips‘stalk’reconstructed
Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*stipelā‘straw’reconstructeddiminutive form of *stips
Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstipula‘stalk, stem’
Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steyp-‘be stiff, erect’reconstructed
Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*stips‘stalk’reconstructed
Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*stipelā‘straw’reconstructeddiminutive form of *stips
Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstipula‘stalk, stem’
Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *steyp- ‘be stiff, erect’

stiff, stipend, 8 more

through Latin stipula ‘stalk, stem’

stubble, 4 more

Today it means

noun A stipule.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *steyp- / stipula

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