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Where does “tancar” come from?

tancar (Catalan) comes from Occitan tancar, from Old Occitan estancar, from Vulgar Latin stanticare, from Latin stānticus, from Latin stāns, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti.

tancar (Catalan): to close

Definitions

  1. to close

Ancestry of “tancar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tancar”

  • tanca viva
  • tanca
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