Where does “idirstad” come from?
idirstad (Irish) comes from Irish stad, from Old Irish stad, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
idirstad (Irish): colon
Ancestry of “idirstad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | stad | stop, halt, cease, stay; verbal noun of stad;... |
| 2 | Old Irish | stad | — |
| 3 | Latin | stātus | — |
| 4 | Latin | stō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |