Where does “esteo” come from?

esteo (Old Portuguese) comes from Old French estai, from Old English stæġ, from Proto-Germanic stagą, from Proto-Indo-European stek-, from Proto-Indo-European stā-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

esteo (Old Portuguese): pillar, column; support, prop; stake

Definitions

  1. pillar, column; support, prop; stake

Ancestry of “esteo”, step by step

esteo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French estai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchestai—
2Old Englishstæġstay, a rope supporting a mast; rope, stay
3Proto-Germanicstagąa stay
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstek-to stand, stell, hold; to be firm, stand fast
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Latin stilus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinstilusA pointed instrument; stake, pale, spike; A...
2Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

Words derived from “esteo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stek- →