Where does “well-established” come from?
well-established (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.
well-established (English): Having been established for a long period of...
Definitions
- Having been established for a long period of...
Ancestry of “well-established”, step by step
well-established traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English established
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | established | simple past tense and past participle of... |
| 2 | English | establish | To make stable or firm; to confirm; To form; to... |
| 3 | Middle English | establissen | — |
| 4 | Old French | establiss- | — |
| 5 | Latin | stabilio | I make firm, confirm, stay, support, hold still,... |
| 6 | Latin | stabilis | That stands firm; firm, steadfast, steady, sure,... |
| 7 | Latin | stare | present active infinitive of stō; stand; to be |
| 8 | Latin | sto | I stand; I stay, remain; I am |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via English well
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | well | Accurately, competently, satisfactorily;... |
| 2 | Middle English | wellen | to boil, to bubble |
| 3 | Old English | weallan | to well |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wallaną | to well up, spring out, bubble forth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | to roll, to undulate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |