Etymology
The word "stay" has several origins:
Meaning
"Stay" has several meanings:
Origin
The various meanings of "stay" all stem from its original sense of "to rise" or "to climb."
Etymology The word stays comes from the Middle English word stayen which itself der
Etymology The word stay has several origins Old English stīgan meaning to ascen
Etymology The word bodice originates from the Old English word bodice meaning a sm
Etymology The word mainstay originates from the nautical term main stay which refers
Etymology The word main derives from the Old French term mein or maen meaning gre
Etymology The word stay has several origins Old English stīgan meaning to ascen
Etymology The word staid originates from the Middle English word stade which means
Etymology The word steel originates from the Old English word stȳle which means t
Etymology Etymology is the study of the origin and development of words It traces words
Etymology The word remain is derived from the Old French word remeindre modern Frenc
Etymology The word remanent derives from the Latin word remanēre which means to re
Etymology The term sweet talk is a compound word derived from two root words sweet
Etymology Old French sojornee Late Latin subdiurnatus Latin sub meaning und
Etymology The word satisfy comes from the Latin word satisfacere which means to mak
Etymology Middle English overleien from Old English oferlǣċgan Ofer means o
Etymology From Middle English post from Anglo Norman and Old French post from Latin p