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
- tin; pond
Ancestry of “estany”, step by step
estany traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan estanc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | estanc | newsagent |
| 2 | Catalan | estancar | to hold up, block, halt |
| 3 | Italian | stanco | tired; bored; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | German | Stanze | ottava rima |
| 5 | Italian | stanza | room; stanza |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | stantia | standing, stopping-place; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Latin | stāns | standing |
| 8 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |