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Where does “īnstāntāneus” come from?

īnstāntāneus (New Latin) comes from Latin īnstāns, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

Ancestry of “īnstāntāneus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinīnstāns—
2Latinstō—
3Proto-Italicstaēōstand
4Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →