Where does “stolid” come from?

Stolid comes from Middle French stolide, from Latin stolidus, from Proto-Indo-European ster-, ultimately referring to stiffness or rigidity.

stolid (English): Having or revealing little emotion or...

Definitions

  1. Having or revealing little emotion or...

Ancestry of “stolid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchstolide
2Latinstolidusstupid, foolish
3Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “stolid

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster-Every word from Latin stolidusEvery word from Middle French stolide
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