Where does “estanc” come from?

estanc (Old French) comes from Old French estanchier, from Vulgar Latin stanticare, from Latin stānticus, from Latin stāns, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

estanc (Old French): pond

Definitions

  1. pond

Ancestry of “estanc”, step by step

estanc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French estanchier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchestanchierto staunch
2Vulgar Latinstanticareto make stagnant
3Latinstānticustired
4Latinstānsstanding
5Latinstōto stand
6Proto-Italicstaēōstand
7Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
8Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Latin stagnum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstagnumpond, swamp, fen; any piece of standing water;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂g-to seep drip; to seep, drip

Words derived from “estanc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti →Every word from Proto-Italic staēō →