Where does “stagnation” come from?

stagnation (French) comes from Latin stagnatus, from Latin stagnō, from Latin stagnum, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂g- — to seep drip; to seep, drip.

stagnation (French): stagnation

Definitions

  1. stagnation

Ancestry of “stagnation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstagnatus
2Latinstagnōto cover the land as a lake; to become a pool; to stagnate
3Latinstagnumpond, swamp, fen; any piece of standing water;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂g-to seep drip; to seep, drip

Words derived from “stagnation

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂g-Every word from Latin stagnumEvery word from Latin stagnō
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