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Where does “stanchless” come from?

stanchless (English) comes from English stanch, from Old French estanche, from Old French estanc, from Old French estanchier, from Vulgar Latin stanticare, from Latin stānticus, from Latin stāns, from Latin stō.

stanchless (English): Incapable of being stanched or stopped; Incapable...

Definitions

  1. Incapable of being stanched or stopped; Incapable...

Ancestry of “stanchless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstanchTo stop the flow of; To cease, as the flowing of...
2Old Frenchestanchefirm, watertight
3Old Frenchestancpond
4Old Frenchestanchierto staunch
5Vulgar Latinstanticareto make stagnant
6Latinstānticus—
7Latinstāns—
8Latinstō—
9Proto-Italicstaēōstand
10Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
11Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →