Where does “stagnation” come from?

Stagnation comes from Latin stagnatus, the past participle of stagno, derived from stagnum meaning standing water or pool, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sth₂gʰ-nó-s with the adjectival suffix -ós.

stagnation (English): inactivity; being stagnant; being without...

Definitions

  1. inactivity; being stagnant; being without...

Ancestry of “stagnation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstagnateTo cease motion, activity, or progress
2Latinstagnatus—
3Latinstagnōto cover the land as a lake; to become a pool; to stagnate
4Latinstagnumpond, swamp, fen; any piece of standing water;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂g-to seep drip; to seep, drip

Words derived from “stagnation”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂g- →Every word from Latin stagnum →Every word from Latin stagnō →