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Where does “estanchier” come from?

estanchier (Old French) comes 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-.

estanchier (Old French): to staunch

Definitions

  1. to staunch

Ancestry of “estanchier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinstanticareto make stagnant
2Latinstānticus—
3Latinstāns—
4Latinstō—
5Proto-Italicstaēōstand
6Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
7Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “estanchier”

  • stanch
  • stanchly
  • stanchness
  • stancher
  • stanchless
  • unstanchable
  • stancheth
  • unstanchably
  • stancamente
  • stanchevole
  • instancabile
  • stancabile
  • stancare
  • instancabilità
  • stanco
  • étang
  • étancher
  • étanchement
  • étanchéité
  • étanche
  • étanchéifier
  • estanc
  • stank
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