(ORIGIN) [verb] [I usually + adverb or preposition] -mm- - to originate; to develop or grow (from)Her problems stem from her difficult childhood.Their disagreement stemmed from a misunderstanding.He said that children's bad behaviour often stems from boredom.These practices stem from traditional Chinese medicine.This law stems back to a royal decree of 1552.
STEM
Meaning of STEM in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012