Etymology

stole

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Today it means: A garment consisting of a decorated band worn on the back of the neck, each end hanging over the chest, worn in ecclesiastical settings or sometimes as a part of graduation dress, corresponding to the Eastern epitrachelion. Full definition →

Old English stole ← Latin stola ← Ancient Greek στολή
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stole · verb1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

stole · noun2

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromστολή“stole, garment, equipment”
  2. Latin · derived fromstola
  3. Old English · inherited fromstole
  4. English todaystole

From Old English stole, from Latin stola, from Ancient Greek στολή (stolḗ, “stole, garment, equipment”); akin to stall. Doublet of stola.

stole · noun3

  1. Latin · borrowed fromstolō
  2. English todaystole

From Latin stolō. Doublet of stolon.

Words from the same roots

Latinstola all →

stola

Latinstolō all →

stoolstolon

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