Etymology

stade

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Today it means: Synonym of stadion (“former Greek unit of distance”). Full definition →

Latin stadium ← Ancient Greek στάδιον
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stade · noun1

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromστάδιον
  2. Latin · derived fromstadium
  3. English todaystade

From Latin stadium, from Ancient Greek στάδιον (stádion), a 600-foot racetrack, a distance of 600 Greek feet. Cognate with French stade. Doublet of stadium, stadion, and estadio.

stade · noun2

  1. Latin · derived fromstatus“standing”
  2. Spanish · derived fromestado
  3. English todaystade

From Spanish estado, from Latin status (“standing”), in reference to it being roughly the height of a grown man. Doublet of estate, state, status, and estado.

stade · noun3

  1. Dutch · derived fromstad
  2. English todaystade

From Dutch stad. Doublet of stead.

stade · noun4

  1. German · derived fromStade
  2. English todaystade

From German Stade, a town in Hanover.

stade · noun5

  1. Old English · derived fromstaed
  2. English todaystade

From Old English staed. Cognate with German Gestade (“shore”).

Stade · proper noun6

  1. German · borrowed fromStade
  2. English todayStade

Borrowed from German Stade.

Words from the same roots

Latinstadium all →

stadiumestadio

Ancient Greekστάδιον all →

Spanishestado all →

estado

Latinstatus all →

statestatusestadoestadalheliostatstatus quostatuvolism

Dutchstad all →

stad

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