Where does “ストイック” come from?

ストイック (Japanese) comes from English stoic, from Latin Stōicus, from Ancient Greek Στωϊκός, from Ancient Greek Ποικίλη Στοά — painted portico.

ストイック (Japanese): strict with oneself, self-disciplined

Definitions

  1. strict with oneself, self-disciplined

Ancestry of “ストイック”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstoicProponent of stoicism, a school of thought, from...
2LatinStōicusstoic
3Ancient GreekΣτωϊκόςreferring to stoicism or Stoics
4Ancient GreekΠοικίλη Στοάpainted portico
Every word from Ancient Greek Ποικίλη Στοά →Every word from Ancient Greek Στωϊκός →Every word from Latin Stōicus →