Friday, 11 November 2022

Did you know that 'stamen' is actually Latin?

'Stamen' is a word borrowed from Latin 'stamen'. The word entered the English language some time around 1668.


stamen [noun] [1668]
  • a microsporophyll of a seed plant
  • the pollen-producing male organ of a flower that consists of an anther and a filament
See 'stamen' on the Loan Words Map

See more loan words from Latin.

Etymology: Latin, warp, thread, from 'stare' to stand
See more loan words from 1600s.


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