Where does “stoic” come from?

stoic (Romanian) comes from French stoïque, from Latin Stōicus, from Ancient Greek Στωϊκός, from Ancient Greek Ποικίλη Στοά — painted portico.

stoic (Romanian): stoic

Definitions

  1. stoic

Ancestry of “stoic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchstoïquestoic
2LatinStōicusstoic
3Ancient GreekΣτωϊκόςreferring to stoicism or Stoics
4Ancient GreekΠοικίλη Στοάpainted portico

Words derived from “stoic”

Every word from Ancient Greek Ποικίλη Στοά →Every word from Ancient Greek Στωϊκός →Every word from Latin Stōicus →