stemma

[ stem-uh ]

noun

, plural stem·ma·ta [stem, -, uh, -t, uh].

1. ocellus ( def 1 ).

stemma

/ ˈstɛmə /

noun

1. a family tree; pedigree

Word History and Origins

Origin of stemma¹

1650–60; < New Latin < Greek stémma wreath, garland, derivative (with -ma noun suffix of result) from root of stéphos garland, stéphein to crown; from the crownlike appearance of ocelli in certain insects

Word History and Origins

Origin of stemma¹

C19: via Latin from Greek stemma garland, wreath, from stephein to crown, wreathe

Example Sentences

Robbins put P in the position of in this last stemma, but on the assumption that it did not contain the indices.

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They are confirmed in this idea by the discovery of his Stemma as a councillor of the English nation for the year 1600.

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Nobilitatis virtus non stemma character—Virtue, not pedigree, should characterise nobility.

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Seeing that the boys were fascinated by the grandeur of Csarism, he rolled up the stemma.

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Related Words

• ancestry
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