Etymology of the English word stadium
the English word
stadiumderived 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 stadium in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
stadio-Cognates
Dutch
stadion, Dutch
stadium, French
stade, German
Stadion, German
Stadium, Italian
stadio, Latin
stadium, Lithuanian
stadija, Lithuanian
stadionas, Norwegian
stadion, Norwegian
stadium, Polish
stadion, Russian
стaдия, Russian
стaдион, Swedish
stadion, Swedish
stadiumUsage
Word found in Modern English
