Stability
/stəˈbɪlɪti/noun
The state of being firm, steady, and unlikely to change or fail.
Did you know?Stability ultimately traces back to a Latin root meaning “to stand,” the same ancient idea behind words like stand, status, and even the legal weight of statute.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*steh₂-
“to stand, be firm”
Latin
Latin
stāre
“to stand”
Late Latin
Latin
stabilitās
“steadiness, firmness”
Old French
Old French
stabilité
“steadiness, constancy”
Middle English
English
stabilite
“firmness, constancy”
Modern English
English
stability
“the quality of being stable”