stamen

(declension-3) warp (of a loom)
(declension-3) thread hanging from a distaff

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈstaː.mɛn]

From Proto-Italic *stāmen, from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂mn̥, from *steh₂- (“stand”), whence also stō and sistō. Cognate with Sanskrit स्थामन् (sthā́man, “place; strength”), Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐍉𐌼𐌰 (stōma), Ancient Greek στῆμα (stêma), used by Hesychius for a part of a plant. Equivalent to stō (“to stand”) + -men (noun-forming suffix).