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Where does “stoical” come from?

stoical (English) comes from Middle English stoicalle, from Middle English al, from Middle English all, from Old English eall, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

stoical (English): Enduring pain and hardship without showing...

Definitions

  1. Enduring pain and hardship without showing...

Ancestry of “stoical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishstoicalle—
2Middle EnglishalAlternative form of all; completely, entirely
3Middle Englishallall; all, every
4Old Englisheallall; whole, entire; everything
5Proto-West Germanicallall
6Proto-Germanicallazall
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “stoical”

  • stoically
  • unstoical
  • stoicalness
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