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Where does “ester” come from?

ester (Old French) comes from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

ester (Old French): to be; to stay; to remain

Definitions

  1. to be; to stay; to remain

Ancestry of “ester”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstō—
2Proto-Italicstaēōstand
3Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
4Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “ester”

  • stage
  • onstage
  • backstage
  • offstage
  • stagecoach
  • multistage
  • upstage
  • downstage
  • stager
  • substage
  • stagey
  • stagehand
  • stagy
  • endstage
  • frontstage
  • interstage
  • restage
  • downstaging
  • etagere
  • forestage
  • staginess
  • mainstage
  • stagelike
  • stagestruck
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