Etymology

sunstead

sun·stead
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Today it means: A solstice. Full definition →

Latin sōlstitium
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The story

  1. Latin · calque ofsōlstitium
  2. English todaysunstead

From sun + stead (“place, point, spot, position”), a calque of Latin sōlstitium. Compare Old English sunnstede.

Words from the same roots

Latinsōlstitium all →

solstice

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