stirps.
race;
Meaning & usage
rootstock; the lowest part of the trunk of a plant, including the roots.
a plant, shrub, shoot, sprout
lineage, race, family, stock
scion, offspring, progeny
source, origin, cause
Where this word comes from
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *sterp-, *ster- (“stiff”), related to Lithuanian sterptis (“to stiffen”), Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “solid”), Proto-Germanic *staraz (“stiff”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.