Where does “forestage” come from?
forestage (English) comes from Middle English forstage, from Middle English stage, from Old French estage, from Old French ester, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
forestage (English): The part of a theatre stage in front of the...
Definitions
- The part of a theatre stage in front of the...
Ancestry of “forestage”, step by step
forestage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English forstage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | forstage | forecastle; A ship equipped with a forecastle |
| 2 | Middle English | stage | A tier of a structure; a floor or storey; A... |
| 3 | Old French | estage | house; dwelling; lodging; room; house; building;... |
| 4 | Old French | ester | to be; to stay; to remain |
| 5 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |