Where does “midstance” come from?
midstance (English) comes from English stance, from Middle English staunce, from Old French estance, from Italian stanza, from Vulgar Latin stantia, from Latin stāns, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō.
midstance (English): The point in walking at which the raised leg...
Definitions
- The point in walking at which the raised leg...
Ancestry of “midstance”, step by step
midstance traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stance
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stance | The manner, pose, or posture in which one stands;... |
| 2 | Middle English | staunce | place to stand; battle station; position |
| 3 | Old French | estance | stay; sojourn; situation; predicament |
| 4 | Italian | stanza | room; stanza |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | stantia | standing, stopping-place; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Latin | stāns | standing |
| 7 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via English MID
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | MID | Initialism of mobile information device |
| 2 | English | mid-range | Of a central or halfway point |
| 3 | English | range | A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc; A... |
| 4 | Middle English | rengen | — |
| 5 | Old French | rengier | to line up; to form ranks |
| 6 | Old French | reng | place; position |
| 7 | Latin | rencus | row; order, rank |
| 8 | Gaulish | rekos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | reketi | to arrange |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (H)rek- | to set in order |