English
stoa
Stoa comes from Ancient Greek στοά ‘a roofed porch or walkway having one or more…’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand (up)’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-‘to stand (up)’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*stoh₂-w-ih₂reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*stōyyā́reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστοάstoá‘a roofed porch or walkway having one or more aisles framed and supported by one or more…’
- Englishearliest quotation 1990stoa
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-‘to stand (up)’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*stoh₂-w-ih₂reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*stōyyā́reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστοάstoá‘a roofed porch or walkway having one or more aisles framed and supported by one or more…’
- Englishearliest quotation 1990stoa
Earliest quotation: 1990, Camille Paglia: “They could not vote, attend the theater, or walk…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand (up)’
state, system, post, stay, rest, stand, distance, assistant, assistance, stadium, constitution, instance, consistent, contest, establishment, establish, stable, assist, stability, instant, destination, substance, testimony, destiny, distant, resist, stem, stood, static, insist, persistent, consist, prostitution, stationary, prostitute, stud, persist, extant, substitution, stamina, 158 more
Today it means
noun In Ancient Greece, a walkway with a roof supported by colonnades, often with a wall on one side; specifically, the Great Hall in Athens.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- / stoa