Etymology of the English word interstadial
the English word
interstadialusing the English prefix
inter-derived from the Latin prefix
inter-derived from the Latin word
inter (between)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*enderived from the New Latin word
interstadialusing the Latin prefix
inter-derived from the Latin word
inter (between)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*enderived from the New Latin word
stadium (stade, Greek measure of distance,)
derived from the Greek word
stadion, στάδιον (a stade or certain measure of distance; by implication, a stadium or race-course)
Date
The earliest known usage of interstadial in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English