Where does “estate” come from?
estate (Italian) comes from Italian state, from Latin aestātem, from Proto-Italic aissāts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éydʰteh₂ts.
estate (Italian): summer
Definitions
- summer
Ancestry of “estate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | state | Alternative form of estate; inflection of... |
| 2 | Latin | aestātem | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | aissāts | summer (season) |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éydʰteh₂ts | — |