Where does “stadia” come from?

stadia (Polish) comes from Polish stadium, from Latin Stadium, from Ancient Greek στάδιον, from Ancient Greek στάδιος, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

stadia (Polish): nominative plural of stadium; accusative plural...

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of stadium; accusative plural...

Ancestry of “stadia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishstadiumstage, phase
2LatinStadiumstade (distance of 125 paces)
3Ancient GreekστάδιονA 600-foot track for footraces and the...
4Ancient Greekστάδιοςstanding fast and firm; firm, fixed, immobile;...
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek στάδιος →Every word from Ancient Greek στάδιον →