Where does “mentrestant” come from?
mentrestant (Catalan) comes from Catalan estant, from Spanish estante, from Latin stāns, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
mentrestant (Catalan): meanwhile, in the meantime
Definitions
- meanwhile, in the meantime
Ancestry of “mentrestant”, step by step
mentrestant traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan estant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | estant | shelf |
| 2 | Spanish | estante | existing, being; permanent; statant |
| 3 | Latin | stāns | standing |
| 4 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via Catalan tant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | tant | so much, as much; so many, as many; so long; such... |
| 2 | Latin | tantus | of such size, of such measure; so much, so great |
| 3 | Latin | tam | so, so much, to such an extent, to such a degree |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | téh₂m | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |