Where does “stadium” come from?

stadium (Dutch) comes from Latin Stadium, from Ancient Greek στάδιον, from Ancient Greek στάδιος, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

stadium (Dutch): A stadium; A stage; a phase

Definitions

  1. A stadium; A stage; a phase

Ancestry of “stadium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinStadiumstade (distance of 125 paces)
2Ancient GreekστάδιονA 600-foot track for footraces and the...
3Ancient Greekστάδιοςstanding fast and firm; firm, fixed, immobile;...
4Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek στάδιος →Every word from Ancient Greek στάδιον →