'stipulation' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'stipulatio,' where 'stipulari' meant 'to bargain or make an agreement.'

'stipulatio' transformed into the French word 'stipulation,' and eventually became the modern English word 'stipulation' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to make a formal agreement,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a condition or requirement in an agreement.'