English
stole
Stole comes from Latin stola ‘stola, a long gown or dress worn by women as a…’, from Ancient Greek στολή ‘stole, garment, equipment’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *stel- ‘to set’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*stel-‘to set’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστέλλω‘to clothe’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEστολήstolḗ‘stole, garment, equipment’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstola‘stola, a long gown or dress worn by women as a symbol of status’
- Old Englishc. 450–1150stole
- Englishearliest quotation 1938same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*stel-‘to set’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστέλλω‘to clothe’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEστολήstolḗ‘stole, garment, equipment’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstola‘stola, a long gown or dress worn by women as a symbol of status’
- Old Englishc. 450–1150stole
- Englishearliest quotation 1938same form
Earliest quotation: 1938, Xavier Herbert: “With sou'-wester under arm, and oilskin open so that…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *stel- ‘to set’
local, allow, location, locate, install, stall, lieu, loco, locus, stalk, stale, locator, stool, epistle, locative, stela, stell, stele, stolid, 31 more
through Ancient Greek στέλλω ‘to clothe’
Another origin of stole
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*stel-‘to put, to place’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstolō‘a shoot, branch, or twig springing from the root or stock of a tree’
- Englishtodaystole
Today it means
noun A garment consisting of a decorated band worn on the back of the neck, each end hanging over the chest, worn in ecclesiastical settings or sometimes as a part of graduation dress, corresponding to the Eastern epitrachelion.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *stel- / stole