stirps

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • rootstock; the lowest part of the trunk of a plant, including the roots.
  • a plant, shrub, shoot, sprout
  • (of people) lineage, race, family, stock
  • scion, offspring, progeny
  • source, origin, cause

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *sterp.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sterp

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