Where does “stolidity” come from?
Stolidity comes from English stolid, French -ité, Latin -itas, Proto-Indo-European ster-, Latin -itatem, Latin -itas, and Proto-Indo-European -it-.
stolidity (English): The property of being stolid; unemotionality
Definitions
- The property of being stolid; unemotionality
Ancestry of “stolidity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | stolid | Having or revealing little emotion or... |
| 2 | Middle French | stolide | — |
| 3 | Latin | stolidus | stupid, foolish |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |