myEtymology.com: English etymology of stoicism

Etymology of the English word stoicism

the English word stoicism

derived from the English word Stoic

derived from the Latin word Stoic

derived from the Greek word stoikos, Στωϊκός

derived from the Greek word stoa, στοά (a colonnade or interior piazza)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *stā-

using the English suffix -ism

derived from the French suffix -ism

derived from the Latin suffix -ismus

derived from the Greek suffix -ismos, -ισμός

suffix for verbs ending in "-izein" (cf. Latin "-izare")