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Where does “destabler” come from?

destabler (Middle French) comes from Middle French estable, from Old French estable, from Latin stabilis, from Latin stare, from Latin sto, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

destabler (Middle French): to remove from a stable

Definitions

  1. to remove from a stable

Ancestry of “destabler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchestablestable
2Old Frenchestablestable
3LatinstabilisThat stands firm; firm, steadfast, steady, sure,...
4Latinstarepresent active infinitive of stō; stand; to be
5LatinstoI stand; I stay, remain; I am
6Proto-Italicstaēōstand
7Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
8Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →