Where does “estovar” come from?
estovar (Catalan) comes from Catalan tou, from Old Catalan tou, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz, from Polish tu, from Polish być, from Polish móc — to be able.
estovar (Catalan): to soften
Definitions
- to soften
Ancestry of “estovar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | tou | soft |
| 2 | Old Catalan | tou | your, yours |
| 3 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 4 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 5 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 6 | Polish | tu | here |
| 7 | Polish | być | to be |
| 8 | Polish | móc | to be able; may, might; to be allowed |
| 9 | Old Polish | móc | can, may, to be able to |
| 10 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |