Where does “codast” come from?
codast (Catalan) comes from Spanish codaste, from Portuguese cadaste, from Latin catasta, from Ancient Greek κατάστασις, from Ancient Greek καθίστημι, from Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ-, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
codast (Catalan): sternpost
Definitions
- sternpost
Ancestry of “codast”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | codaste | sternpost |
| 2 | Portuguese | cadaste | sternpost timber or bar at the stern of a vessel |
| 3 | Latin | catasta | platform for exhibiting slaves for sale; pile for... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κατάστασις | establishment, institution, method, condition;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καθίστημι | I set down, stop, bring to land; I set in order;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κᾰτᾰ- | fully; down; denoting motion downwards |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |