Where does “étalonnage” come from?

étalonnage (French) comes from French étalonner, from French étalon, from Old French estalon, from Frankish stallo, from Frankish stall, from Proto-Germanic stallaz, from Proto-Indo-European stelǝ-.

étalonnage (French): calibration

Definitions

  1. calibration

Ancestry of “étalonnage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchétalonnerto calibrate
2Frenchétalonstallion; standard
3Old Frenchestalonstallion
4Frankishstallo—
5Frankishstallstall, position, place; stable; stall, stable
6Proto-Germanicstallazstanding, position, stall, stable
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstelǝ-—

Words derived from “étalonnage”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stelǝ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stallaz →Every word from Frankish stall →