Etymology

stemlike

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Today it means: Resembling a stem or stalk Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English stem
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The story

  1. Englishstem
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. English todaystemlike

From stem + -like.

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