Where does “constant” come from?

constant (Middle French) comes from Latin cōnstāns, from Latin constō, from Proto-Italic komstaēō — literally to stand together.

Ancestry of “constant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincōnstānsstanding together
2Latinconstōto stand together
3Proto-Italickomstaēōliterally to stand together

Words derived from “constant”

Every word from Proto-Italic komstaēō →Every word from Latin constō →Every word from Latin cōnstāns →