Etymology of the English word stage
the English word
stagederived from the Old French word
estagederived from the New Latin word
staticus (static)
derived from the Latin word
status (appointed; position, situation, condition)
derived from the Latin word
stare (to stand; stand, stand still, stand firm)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*stā-derived from the Greek word
statikos, στατικός
derived from the Greek word
statos, στατός
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*stā-derived from the Greek word
istanaiDate
The earliest known usage of stage in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
staging,
backstage,
downstage,
forestage,
multistage,
offstage,
onstage,
stagecoach,
staged,
stagehand,
stair,
stagy,
substageUsage
Word found in Modern English
