Where does “istanza” come from?

istanza (Italian) comes from Latin instāntia, from Latin īnstāns, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

istanza (Italian): request, instance, application, petition

Definitions

request, instance, application, petition

Ancestry of “istanza”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	instāntia	a being near, presence
2	Latin	īnstāns	standing or pressing upon
3	Latin	stō	to stand
4	Proto-Italic	staēō	stand
5	Proto-Indo-European	sth₂éh₁yeti	to stand
6	Proto-Indo-European	*steh₂-	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti →Every word from Proto-Italic staēō →