Where does “Vatikaanstad” come from?
Vatikaanstad (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans stad, from Dutch stad, from Middle Dutch stat, from Old Dutch stad, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
Ancestry of “Vatikaanstad”, step by step
Vatikaanstad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans stad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | stad | city |
| 2 | Dutch | stad | city, town; the town/city centre |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | stat | place; position, station; rank, status |
| 4 | Old Dutch | stad | a site, place, location, standing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stadiz | place, location |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂tis | standing, position |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via Afrikaans Vatikaan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | Vatikaan | — |
| 2 | Dutch | Vaticaan | — |
| 3 | Latin | Vātī̆cānus | — |
| 4 | Latin | vātēs | seer, soothsayer, diviner, prophet, prophetess |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₂t- | excited, inspired; possessed, raging |