Where does “stagnate” come from?
stagnate (English) comes from Latin stagnatus, from Latin stagnō, from Latin stagnum, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂g- — to seep drip; to seep, drip.
stagnate (English): To cease motion, activity, or progress
Definitions
- To cease motion, activity, or progress
Ancestry of “stagnate”, step by step
stagnate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin stagnatus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | stagnatus | — |
| 2 | Latin | stagnō | to cover the land as a lake; to become a pool; to stagnate |
| 3 | Latin | stagnum | pond, swamp, fen; any piece of standing water;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂g- | to seep drip; to seep, drip |
via Latin stagnāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | stagnāre | — |