English word stamina comes from Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti (To be standing up, to be getting up.), Latin sto, Proto-Indo-European - mn̥
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*stísteh₂ti | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | To be standing up, to be getting up. |
sto | Latin (lat) | (Medieval Latin) I [currently] am (feel). (Medieval Latin) I am [located at]. I stand. I stay, remain. |
- mn̥ | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*stéh₂mn̥ | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | That which stands, stature. |
*stāmen | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
stamen | Latin (lat) | Thread hanging from a distaff. Warp (of a loom). |
stamina | Latin (lat) | |
stamina | English (en) | The energy and strength for continuing to do something over a long period of time; power of sustained exertion, or resistance to hardship, illness etc. |