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Where does “tanica” come from?

tanica (Italian) comes from Italian tanca, from Catalan tanca, from Catalan tancar, from Occitan tancar, from Old Occitan estancar, from Vulgar Latin stanticare, from Latin stānticus, from Latin stāns.

tanica (Italian): jerry can

Definitions

  1. jerry can

Ancestry of “tanica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantancatank; jerry can; An enclosed piece of land
2CatalantancaA fence
3Catalantancarto close
4Occitantancarto close
5Old Occitanestancarto stop up
6Vulgar Latinstanticareto make stagnant
7Latinstānticus—
8Latinstāns—
9Latinstō—
10Proto-Italicstaēōstand
11Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
12Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →