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Where does “estany” come from?

estany (Catalan) comes from Catalan estanc, from Catalan estancar, from Italian stanco, from German Stanze, from Italian stanza, from Vulgar Latin stantia, from Latin stāns, from Latin stō.

estany (Catalan): tin; pond

Definitions

  1. tin; pond

Ancestry of “estany”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanestancnewsagent
2Catalanestancar—
3Italianstancotired; bored; first-person singular present...
4GermanStanze—
5Italianstanzaroom; stanza
6Vulgar Latinstantiastanding, stopping-place; nominative neuter...
7Latinstāns—
8Latinstō—
9Proto-Italicstaēōstand
10Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
11Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →