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Where does “est.” come from?

est. (English) comes from English established, from English establish, from Middle English establissen, from Old French establiss-, from Latin stabilio, from Latin stabilis, from Latin stare, from Latin sto.

est. (English): Abbreviation of established

Definitions

  1. Abbreviation of established

Ancestry of “est.”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishestablishedsimple past tense and past participle of...
2EnglishestablishTo make stable or firm; to confirm; To form; to...
3Middle Englishestablissen—
4Old Frenchestabliss-—
5LatinstabilioI make firm, confirm, stay, support, hold still,...
6LatinstabilisThat stands firm; firm, steadfast, steady, sure,...
7Latinstarepresent active infinitive of stō; stand; to be
8LatinstoI stand; I stay, remain; I am
9Proto-Italicstaēōstand
10Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
11Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “est.”

  • re-est.
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