English
stamina
Stamina comes from Latin stāmen ‘warp (of a loom)’, from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂mn̥ ‘that which stands, stature’, and ultimately from *steh₂-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-‘stand’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*stéh₂mn̥‘that which stands, stature’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*stāmenreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstāmenas stāmina‘warp (of a loom)’
- Englishearliest quotation 1921stamina
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-‘stand’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*stéh₂mn̥‘that which stands, stature’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*stāmenreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstāmenas stāmina‘warp (of a loom)’
- Englishearliest quotation 1921stamina
Earliest quotation: 1921, P. G. Wodehouse: “In the first five minutes muscles which he had…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘stand’
system, state, post, rest, stay, stand, distance, constitution, assistant, contest, stood, consistent, assistance, stadium, assist, establishment, establish, stable, instance, stem, testimony, resist, stability, substance, destiny, distant, destination, consist, instant, persistent, static, insist, prostitution, stud, prostitute, persist, stool, substitution, stationary, attest, 157 more
through Latin stāmen ‘warp (of a loom)’
Today it means
noun The energy and strength for continuing to do something over a long period of time; power of sustained exertion, or resistance to hardship, illness etc.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- / stamina