Stipend
/ˈstaɪ.pɛnd/noun
A fixed regular payment made for services or support, especially a salary or allowance.
Did you know?Stipend comes from Latin stipendium, originally the money Roman soldiers were paid, from stips (“small coin, contribution”) + pendere (“to weigh out, pay”), linking wages to the ancient ritual of weighed payment.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*spend-
“to make an offering, perform a ritual payment”
Latin
Latin
stips
“a small coin, alms, or contribution”
Latin
Latin
stipendium
“a tax, tribute, or soldier’s pay”
Late Latin
Latin
stipendium
“a fixed payment or allowance”
Middle English
English
stipend
“a regular payment or salary, especially for clerics or students”
Modern English
English
stipend
“a fixed regular payment made for services or support”