Everyday LifeGreek → English
Stadium
A large arena for sports or events.
The Greek roots
στάδιον
stádion
a foot-race; unit of length
Literally: “a race-length”
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The story of the word
A stádion was both a footrace and the ~180-metre track it was run on; the track's name became the arena's.
The same roots elsewhere
Other languages reached for exactly the same Greek pieces.
In a sentence
The stadium roared as the runners entered.