Etymology

stipe

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Today it means: The stem of a mushroom, kelp, etc. Full definition →

French stipe ← Latin stīpes
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stipe · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromstīpes“a stock, post, branch”
  2. French · borrowed fromstipe
  3. English todaystipe

From French stipe, from Latin stīpes (“a stock, post, branch”).

stipe · noun2

Shortened from stipendiary.

Words from the same roots

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