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Where does “étanchement” come from?

étanchement (French) comes from French étancher, 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.

étanchement (French): sealing, staunching; sealant

Definitions

  1. sealing, staunching; sealant

Ancestry of “étanchement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchétancherto make watertight, to stop water from flowing;...
2Old Frenchestanchierto staunch
3Vulgar Latinstanticareto make stagnant
4Latinstānticus—
5Latinstāns—
6Latinstō—
7Proto-Italicstaēōstand
8Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
9Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →