Etymology

staphyle

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Today it means: The uvula of the soft palate. Full definition →

Latin staphylē ← Ancient Greek σταφυλή
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσταφυλή
  2. Latin · borrowed fromstaphylē
  3. English todaystaphyle

From Latin staphylē, from Ancient Greek σταφυλή (staphulḗ).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekσταφυλή all →

hypsistaphyliastaphylinestaphylo-staphyloncus

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.