Where does “stagnant” come from?
stagnant (French) comes from Latin stagnans, from Latin stagnō, from Latin stagnum, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂g- — to seep drip; to seep, drip.
stagnant (French): present participle of stagner; stagnant
Definitions
- present participle of stagner; stagnant
Ancestry of “stagnant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | stagnans | stagnating |
| 2 | Latin | stagnō | to cover the land as a lake; to become a pool; to stagnate |
| 3 | Latin | stagnum | pond, swamp, fen; any piece of standing water;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂g- | to seep drip; to seep, drip |
Words derived from “stagnant”