stamen.
warp (in the loom); thread (on distaff); thread of life spun by the Fates;
Meaning & usage
warp (of a loom)
thread hanging from a distaff
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Italic *stāmen, from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂mn̥, from *steh₂- (“stand”), whence also stō and sistō. Cognate with Sanskrit स्थामन् (sthā́man, “place; strength”), Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐍉𐌼𐌰 (stōma), Ancient Greek στῆμα (stêma), used by Hesychius for a part of a plant. Equivalent to stō (“to stand”) + -men (noun-forming suffix).
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