Etymology

stipulate

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Today it means: To require (something) as a condition of a contract or agreement. Full definition →

Latin stipulātus ← Proto-Italic *stipelāō? ← Proto-Indo-European *steyp-
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stipulate · verb1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*steyp-
  2. Proto-Italic*stips
  3. Proto-Italic*stipelā
  4. Latinstipula?
  5. Proto-Italic*stipelā
  6. Proto-Italic*stipelāō?
  7. Latinstipulātus
  8. English todaystipulate

From Latin stipulātus, perfect active participle of stipulor (“to demand a formal promise, stipulate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

stipulate · adjective2

From stipule + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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