Where does “semistagnation” come from?
semistagnation (English) comes from English stagnation, from English stagnate, from Latin stagnatus, from Latin stagnō, from Latin stagnum, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂g- — to seep drip; to seep, drip.
semistagnation (English): Partial stagnation
Definitions
- Partial stagnation
Ancestry of “semistagnation”, step by step
semistagnation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stagnation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stagnation | inactivity; being stagnant; being without... |
| 2 | English | stagnate | To cease motion, activity, or progress |
| 3 | Latin | stagnatus | — |
| 4 | Latin | stagnō | to cover the land as a lake; to become a pool; to stagnate |
| 5 | Latin | stagnum | pond, swamp, fen; any piece of standing water;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂g- | to seep drip; to seep, drip |