Etymology

stoic

sto·ic
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Today it means: Proponent of stoicism, a school of thought, from in 300 B.C.E. up to about the time of Marcus Aurelius, who holds that by cultivating an understanding of the logos, or natural law, one can be free of suffering. Full definition →

Latin stōicus ← Middle English Stoycis pl ← Ancient Greek Στωϊκός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΣτωϊκός
  2. Middle English · inherited fromStoycis pl
  3. Latin · derived fromstōicus
  4. English todaystoic

From Latin stōicus (noun via Middle English Stoycis pl), from Ancient Greek Στωϊκός (Stōïkós), from Ποικίλη Στοά (Poikílē Stoá, “the Stoa Poikile”, literally “painted portico”), the portico in Athens where Zeno of Citium was teaching.

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