Where does “kontraŭstari” come from?

kontraŭstari (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto stari, from Italian stare, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

kontraŭstari (Esperanto): to stand up against, resist, oppose

Definitions

  1. to stand up against, resist, oppose

Ancestry of “kontraŭstari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantostarito be standing; to take a position on an issue
2Italianstareto stay, remain; to keep, stick; to be doing...
3Latinstōto stand
4Proto-Italicstaēōstand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti →Every word from Proto-Italic staēō →