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Where does “στᾰ́δῐον” come from?

στᾰ́δῐον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek στάδιος, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

στᾰ́δῐον (Ancient Greek): A 600-foot track for footraces and the...

Definitions

  1. A 600-foot track for footraces and the...

Ancestry of “στᾰ́δῐον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekστάδιοςstanding fast and firm; firm, fixed, immobile;...
2Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “στᾰ́δῐον”

  • stadium
  • stade
  • stadial
  • stadion
  • interstadial
  • stadialist
  • stadimeter
  • stadialism
  • transstadial
  • transstadially
  • intrastadial
  • stadially
  • stadiumlike
  • stadium sailing
  • stadium
  • stadialis
  • estadio
  • staggio
  • polistadio
  • multistadio
  • pluristadio
  • monostadio
  • stadio
  • stade
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