Where does “staid” come from?
staid (Irish) comes from Latin statiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
staid (Irish): stadium; furlong; state, condition
Definitions
- stadium; furlong; state, condition
Ancestry of “staid”, step by step
staid traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin statiō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | statiō | outpost, picket |
| 2 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 3 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 4 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 5 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English stade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stade | Synonym of stadion: a former Greek unit of... |
| 2 | Dutch | stad | city, town; the town/city centre |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | stat | place; position, station; rank, status |
| 4 | Old Dutch | stad | a site, place, location, standing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stadiz | place, location |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂tis | standing, position |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via Middle Irish stait
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Irish | stait | — |