Where does “tanca” come from?
tanca (Italian) comes from Catalan tanca, from Catalan tancar, from Occitan tancar, from Old Occitan estancar, from Vulgar Latin stanticare, from Latin stānticus, from Latin stāns, from Latin stō.
tanca (Italian): tank; jerry can; An enclosed piece of land
Definitions
- tank; jerry can; An enclosed piece of land
Ancestry of “tanca”, step by step
tanca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan tanca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | tanca | A fence |
| 2 | Catalan | tancar | to close |
| 3 | Occitan | tancar | to close |
| 4 | Old Occitan | estancar | to stop up |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | stanticare | to make stagnant |
| 6 | Latin | stānticus | tired |
| 7 | Latin | stāns | standing |
| 8 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |