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Where does “staunche” come from?

staunche (Middle English) comes from Old French estanche, from Old French estanc, from Old French estanchier, from Vulgar Latin stanticare, from Latin stānticus, from Latin stāns, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō.

Ancestry of “staunche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchestanchefirm, watertight
2Old Frenchestancpond
3Old Frenchestanchierto staunch
4Vulgar Latinstanticareto make stagnant
5Latinstānticus—
6Latinstāns—
7Latinstō—
8Proto-Italicstaēōstand
9Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
10Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “staunche”

  • staunch
  • staunchly
  • staunchness
  • stauncher
  • unstaunchable
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