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Where does “tanca” come from?

tanca (Catalan) comes from Catalan tancar, from Occitan tancar, from Old Occitan estancar, from Vulgar Latin stanticare, from Latin stānticus, from Latin stāns, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō.

tanca (Catalan): A fence

Definitions

  1. A fence

Ancestry of “tanca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalantancarto close
2Occitantancarto close
3Old Occitanestancarto stop up
4Vulgar Latinstanticareto make stagnant
5Latinstānticus—
6Latinstāns—
7Latinstō—
8Proto-Italicstaēōstand
9Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
10Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “tanca”

  • tanca viva
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →