Where does “stance” come from?
stance (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti.
stance (English): The manner, pose, or posture in which one stands;...
Definitions
- The manner, pose, or posture in which one stands;...
Ancestry of “stance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | staunce | place to stand; battle station; position |
| 2 | Old French | estance | stay; sojourn; situation; predicament |
| 3 | Italian | stanza | room; stanza |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | stantia | standing, stopping-place; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Latin | stāns | standing |
| 6 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |