Where does “stagnum” come from?

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

stagnum (Latin): pond, swamp, fen; any piece of standing water;...

Definitions

  1. pond, swamp, fen; any piece of standing water;...

Ancestry of “stagnum”, step by step

stagnum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European steh₂g-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂g-to seep drip; to seep, drip

via Proto-Celtic *stagnom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*stagnomtin

Words derived from “stagnum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂g- →