- name from
Modern Latin "stirrup",
probably an
alteration of Late
Latin stapia related to
stare "to stand" and pedem, an
accusative of pes "foot", so called...
-
Latin word,
probably created in
mediaeval times from "to stand" (Latin:
stapia), as
stirrups did not
exist in the
early Latin-speaking world. Àwengen,...
- rēp "band" MDu steegereep, Du stijgreep,
stijgen "to rise",
steigeren LL
stapia (later ML stapēs), ML
saltatorium (cf. MFr saultoir) flèche "arrow" *fliukka...
