Where does “estar” come from?

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

estar (Old Portuguese): to be

Definitions

  1. to be

Ancestry of “estar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstōto stand
2Proto-Italicstaēōstand
3Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
4Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “estar”

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