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Where does “estanchon” come from?

estanchon (Old French) comes from Old French estance, from Italian stanza, from Vulgar Latin stantia, from Latin stāns, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

estanchon (Old French): stanchion

Definitions

  1. stanchion

Ancestry of “estanchon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchestancestay; sojourn; situation; predicament
2Italianstanzaroom; stanza
3Vulgar Latinstantiastanding, stopping-place; nominative neuter...
4Latinstāns—
5Latinstō—
6Proto-Italicstaēōstand
7Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
8Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “estanchon”

  • stanchion
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →