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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...

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

Ancestry of “stoic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinStōicus—
2Ancient GreekΣτωϊκός—
3Ancient GreekΠοικίλη Στοάpainted portico

Words derived from “stoic”

  • stoicism
  • stoicly
  • unstoic
  • stoicize
  • stoicity
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