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Where does “stadio” come from?

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

stadio (Italian): stadium; stage; phase

Definitions

  1. stadium; stage; phase

Ancestry of “stadio”, 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 “stadio”

  • monostadio
  • polistadio
  • pluristadio
  • multistadio
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