Where does “stoic” come from?

Stoic comes from Latin stoicus, from Ancient Greek Στωϊκός, derived from Ποικίλη Στοά, a portico in Athens, with the adjectival suffix Ancient Greek -ῐκός.

stoic (English): Proponent of stoicism, a school of thought, from...

Definitions

  1. Proponent of stoicism, a school of thought, from...

Ancestry of “stoic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinStōicusstoic
2Ancient GreekΣτωϊκόςreferring to stoicism or Stoics
3Ancient GreekΠοικίλη Στοάpainted portico

Words derived from “stoic”

Every word from Ancient Greek Ποικίλη Στοά →Every word from Ancient Greek Στωϊκός →Every word from Latin Stōicus →