Where does “etât” come from?

etât (Friulian) comes from Latin aetās, from Latin aevitās, from Proto-Italic aiwotāts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

etât (Friulian): age

Definitions

Ancestry of “etât”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	aetās	the period of a life: lifetime, lifespan
2	Latin	aevitās	—
3	Proto-Italic	aiwotāts	age
4	Proto-Indo-European	h₂eyu-	vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,...
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₂ey-	vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyu- →Every word from Proto-Italic aiwotāts →