Where does “reostato” come from?

reostato (Italian) comes from Italian stato, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

reostato (Italian): rheostat, dimmer

Definitions

  1. rheostat, dimmer

Ancestry of “reostato”, step by step

reostato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian stato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianstatostate; state sovereign polity; a government;...
2Latinstātusfixed, set, having been set
3Latinstōto stand
4Proto-Italicstaēōstand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Italian reo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianreoguilty; offender
2Latinreusguilty; defendant, accused; plaintiff
3Proto-Italicreiwos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti →Every word from Proto-Italic staēō →