Etymology

stipule

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Today it means: A basal appendage of a typical leaf of a flowering plant, usually appearing paired beside the petiole although sometimes absent or highly modified. Full definition →

French [Term?] ← Latin stipula ← Proto-Italic *stipelā
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*steyp-
  2. Proto-Italic*stips
  3. Proto-Italic*stipelā
  4. Latinstipula
  5. French[Term?]
  6. English todaystipule

From French, from Latin stipula (“stalk (of hay), straw”).

Words from the same roots

Latinstipula all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.