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Where does “stage” come from?

stage (French) comes from Old French estation, from Latin statiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

stage (French): internship, job that a trainee is doing in a...

Definitions

  1. internship, job that a trainee is doing in a...

Ancestry of “stage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchestationgarrison; pause; break; visit to a church for...
2Latinstatiō—
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “stage”

  • stage
  • stagista
  • стаж
  • stage
  • стаж
  • staž
  • stáž
  • стаж
  • stagiu
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