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Where does “établissement” come from?

établissement (French) comes from French établir, from Old French establir, from Latin stabiliō, from Latin stabilis, from Latin stare, from Latin sto, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti.

établissement (French): establishment

Definitions

  1. establishment

Ancestry of “établissement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchétablirto make out , to draw up; to establish, to set...
2Old Frenchestablirto establish
3Latinstabiliō—
4LatinstabilisThat stands firm; firm, steadfast, steady, sure,...
5Latinstarepresent active infinitive of stō; stand; to be
6LatinstoI stand; I stay, remain; I am
7Proto-Italicstaēōstand
8Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
9Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “établissement”

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