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Where does “benestante” come from?

benestante (Italian) comes from Italian stante, from Latin stāns, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

benestante (Italian): well-to-do, well-off; A well-to-do or well-off...

Definitions

  1. well-to-do, well-off; A well-to-do or well-off...

Ancestry of “benestante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianstantestanding; because of; owing to; present...
2Latinstāns—
3Latinstō—
4Proto-Italicstaēōstand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →