Etymology

stapes

sta·pes
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Today it means: A small stirrup-shaped innermost ossicle of the middle ear of mammals, transmitting vibrations from the incus to the inner ear. Full definition →

Medieval Latin stapēs
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  1. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromstapēs“stirrup”
  2. English todaystapes

Borrowed from Medieval Latin stapēs (“stirrup”). Doublet of step.

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