stepping stone

Etymology
First attested circa 1325; first used in the figurative sense circa 1653.

Noun

 * 1) A stone that can be stepped on in crossing something, especially a marsh or creek.
 * 2)  Something used as a way to progress to something or somewhere else.
 * 1)  Something used as a way to progress to something or somewhere else.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: основопола́гащ ка́мък
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Danish:
 * Esperanto: travadoŝtono
 * Finnish: askelkivi
 * French: see and
 * German:
 * Icelandic: stiklur
 * Indonesian:
 * Italian: sasseto, selciaia,
 * Japanese:
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Russian: ка́мень, поло́женный для перехо́да, ка́мень-присту́пка
 * Scottish Gaelic: clacharan
 * Tagalog: batong tuntungan


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Danish: springbræt,
 * Esperanto: travadoŝtono
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:, ,
 * German:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic: stökkpallur
 * Indonesian:
 * Italian:, trampolino di lancio,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, , ста́ртовая площа́дка,
 * Spanish:
 * Tagalog: batong tuntungan