Where does “stanza” come from?
stanza (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin stantia, from Latin stāns, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
stanza (Italian): room; stanza
Ancestry of “stanza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | stantia | standing, stopping-place; nominative neuter... |
| 2 | Latin | stāns | — |
| 3 | Latin | stō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
Words derived from “stanza”