Where does “stagewise” come from?

stagewise (English) comes from English stage, from French stage, from Old French estation, from Latin statiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

stagewise (English): In stages; one stage at a time

Definitions

  1. In stages; one stage at a time

Ancestry of “stagewise”, step by step

stagewise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English stage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstageA phase; A platform; a surface, generally...
2Frenchstageinternship, job that a trainee is doing in a...
3Old Frenchestationgarrison; pause; break; visit to a church for...
4Latinstatiōoutpost, picket
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English wise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwiseShowing good judgement or the benefit of...
2Middle Englishwyswise, thoughtful, proper; knowledgeable; alert,...
3Old Englishwīswise
4Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-