Etymograph

English

stadia

Stadia comes from Italian stadia ‘stadia, level staff’.

  1. Italianc. 1300–presentstadia‘stadia, level staff’
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Italianc. 1300–presentstadia‘stadia, level staff’
  2. Englishtodaysame form

Every English word from Italian stadia

Today it means

noun A level staff or graduated rod used by surveyors to measure differences in level, or to measure horizontal distances by sighting the stadia hairs (graduations) through a telescope.

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