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stamen
Latin · ancient
"a thread of life"
a thread of the warp on a loom, associated with the threads of life spun by the mythical Fates
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stamina
English · 1690s
"physical or mental endurance"
adopted as the plural of stamen for one's essential vital strength and endurance
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