(conjugation-1, deponent) to demand a formal promise, to bargain, to covenant, to stipulate
(conjugation-1, deponent, nonstandard) to promise, to engage, to pledge oneself
Произносится как (IPA)
[ˈstɪ.pʊ.ɫɔr]
Этимология (Английский)
Probably derived from stipula (“blade or wisp of straw”), that played a symbolic role when the partners formally confirmed the agreement. Given that this word also has a cognate in Umbrian stiplo, Proto-Italic *stipelāō can be reconstructed.