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Where does “stallo” come from?

stallo (Italian) comes from English stall, from Middle English stall, from Old English steall, from Old English hām, from Proto-West Germanic haim, from Proto-Germanic haimaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

stallo (Italian): seat, stall; stalemate; deadlock, stalemate

Definitions

  1. seat, stall; stalemate; deadlock, stalemate

Ancestry of “stallo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstallA compartment for a single animal in a stable or...
2Middle Englishstall—
3Old Englishstealla position, especially one that is standing;...
4Old Englishhāmhome; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,...
5Proto-West Germanichaimhome
6Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
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