Where does “estanc” come from?
estanc (Catalan) comes from Catalan estancar, from Italian stanco, from German Stanze, from Italian stanza, from Vulgar Latin stantia, from Latin stāns, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō.
estanc (Catalan): newsagent
Definitions
- newsagent
Ancestry of “estanc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | estancar | to hold up, block, halt |
| 2 | Italian | stanco | tired; bored; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | German | Stanze | ottava rima |
| 4 | Italian | stanza | room; stanza |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | stantia | standing, stopping-place; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Latin | stāns | standing |
| 7 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |