Where does “stadial” come from?

stadial (English) comes from Latin stadiālis, from Latin Stadium, from Ancient Greek στάδιον, from Ancient Greek στάδιος, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

stadial (English): Pertaining to a glacial stade; Pertaining to or...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to a glacial stade; Pertaining to or...

Ancestry of “stadial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstadiālis—
2LatinStadiumstade (distance of 125 paces)
3Ancient GreekστάδιονA 600-foot track for footraces and the...
4Ancient Greekστάδιοςstanding fast and firm; firm, fixed, immobile;...
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “stadial”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek στάδιος →Every word from Ancient Greek στάδιον →
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