English
isostemonous
Isostemonous comes from Ancient Greek στήμων ‘warp in the upright loom’, from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂mn̥ ‘that which stands, stature’, and ultimately from *steh₂-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-1‘to stand’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*stéh₂mn̥2‘that which stands, stature’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστήμων3stḗmōn‘warp in the upright loom’
- Englishtodayisostemonous3
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂mn̥
- 2 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek στήμων
- 3 Wiktionary, English isostemonous
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-Wiktionary, Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂mn̥‘to stand’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*stéh₂mn̥Wiktionary, Ancient Greek στήμων‘that which stands, stature’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστήμωνWiktionary, English isostemonousstḗmōn‘warp in the upright loom’
- EnglishtodayisostemonousWiktionary, English isostemonous
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand’
state, stay, system, post, rest, stand, distance, stadium, assistant, instance, stood, assistance, stable, constitution, establishment, establish, instant, stability, assist, contest, substance, destiny, consistent, destination, distant, resist, static, stem, insist, testimony, stud, persistent, consist, stationary, prostitution, stool, stale, extant, persist, prostitute, 156 more
through Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂mn̥ ‘that which stands, stature’
Today it means
adj Having the same number of stamens as petals.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “isostemonous”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂mn̥, Ancient Greek στήμων. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- / isostemonous