Where does “stoically” come from?
Stoically derives from English stoical plus the Middle English adverbial suffix -ly, from Old English -līċ (resembling, like), from Proto-Germanic -līkaz and galīkaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European līg- and ḱóm (together, with).
stoically (English): In a manner that endures pain and hardship...
Definitions
- In a manner that endures pain and hardship...
Ancestry of “stoically”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stoical | Enduring pain and hardship without showing... |
| 2 | Middle English | stoicalle | Relating to the stoics |
| 3 | Middle English | al | Alternative form of all; completely, entirely |
| 4 | Middle English | all | all; all, every |
| 5 | Old English | eall | all; whole, entire; everything |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | all | all |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | allaz | all |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |