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Where does “stade” come from?

stade (French) comes from Latin Stadium, from Ancient Greek στάδιον, from Ancient Greek στάδιος, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

stade (French): stadium; stage

Definitions

  1. stadium; stage

Ancestry of “stade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinStadium—
2Ancient GreekστάδιονA 600-foot track for footraces and the...
3Ancient Greekστάδιοςstanding fast and firm; firm, fixed, immobile;...
4Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “stade”

  • stat
  • stadio
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