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- Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*stoh₂-w-ih₂
- Proto-Hellenic*stōyyā́
- Ancient Greekστοά (stoá)
- English todaystoa
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek στοά (stoá).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
stoa
Today it means: In Ancient Greece, a walkway with a roof supported by colonnades, often with a wall on one side; specifically, the Great Hall in Athens. Full definition →
Ancient Greek στοά (stoá) ← Proto-Hellenic *stōyyā́ ← Proto-Indo-European *stoh₂-w-ih₂