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Where does “étanche” come from?

étanche (French) comes from Old French estanc, from Old French estanchier, from Vulgar Latin stanticare, from Latin stānticus, from Latin stāns, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti.

étanche (French): watertight; airtight; first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. watertight; airtight; first-person singular...

Ancestry of “étanche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchestancpond
2Old Frenchestanchierto staunch
3Vulgar Latinstanticareto make stagnant
4Latinstānticus—
5Latinstāns—
6Latinstō—
7Proto-Italicstaēōstand
8Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
9Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “étanche”

  • étanchéifier
  • étanchéité
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