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English word stamina comes from Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti (To be standing up, to be getting up.), Latin sto, Proto-Indo-European - mn̥
*stísteh₂ti (Proto-Indo-European)
To be standing up, to be getting up.
sto (Latin)
(Medieval Latin) I [currently] am (feel). (Medieval Latin) I am [located at]. I stand. I stay, remain.
- mn̥ (Proto-Indo-European)
*stéh₂mn̥ (Proto-Indo-European)
That which stands, stature.
*stāmen (Proto-Italic)
stamen (Latin)
Thread hanging from a distaff. Warp (of a loom).
stamina (Latin)
stamina (English)
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.