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stapes.

stirrup

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈsta.peːs]Classical-Latin[ˈstaː.pes]
  1. stirrup

    Medieval-Latin · declension-3
  2. stapes (bone in the middle ear)

    Medieval-Latin · declension-3
Where this word comes from

From a Germanic source, possibly Frankish *stap or Old High German stapf, staph (“step, stirrup”), both from Proto-Germanic *stapiz (“a step, rung (of a ladder)”). More at step. Alternatively: Late Latin; possibly from stō (“to stand”) + pēs (“foot”).

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