Etymograph

English

staphyle

Staphyle comes from Ancient Greek σταφυλή ‘bunch of grapes’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσταφυλή1staphulḗ‘bunch of grapes’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstaphylē1
  3. Englishtodaystaphyle1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English staphyle

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσταφυλήWiktionary, English staphylestaphulḗ‘bunch of grapes’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstaphylēWiktionary, English staphyle
  3. EnglishtodaystaphyleWiktionary, English staphyle

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *stebʰ- ‘to be stiff’

step, staff, steven, staple, 4 more

Today it means

noun The uvula of the soft palate.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “staphyle”. 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 / Ancient Greek σταφυλή / staphyle

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