Where does “upstager” come from?
upstager (English) comes from English upstage, from English stage, from French stage, from Old French estation, from Latin statiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
upstager (English): One who upstages
Ancestry of “upstager”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | upstage | The part of a stage that is farthest from the... |
| 2 | English | stage | A phase; A platform; a surface, generally... |
| 3 | French | stage | internship, job that a trainee is doing in a... |
| 4 | Old French | estation | garrison; pause; break; visit to a church for... |
| 5 | Latin | statiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |