στάδιον

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • (architecture) A 600-Greek foot track for footraces and the surrounding stadium.
  • (sports) A 600-Greek foot footrace.
  • (historical) A stade, a unit of distance based on the length of a racetrack, equal to 600 Greek feet (variously 150–210m at different places and times).

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (stand, stay, place, put, be standing, set, stand up).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*steh₂-

Gloss

stand, stay, place, put, be standing, set, stand up

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Kanji

立

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