Where does “estância” come from?

estância (Portuguese) comes 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-.

estância (Portuguese): stanza, verse

Definitions

stanza, verse

Ancestry of “estância”, step by step

estância traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian stanza

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	stanza	room; stanza
2	Vulgar Latin	stantia	standing, stopping-place; nominative neuter...
3	Latin	stāns	standing
4	Latin	stō	to stand
5	Proto-Italic	staēō	stand
6	Proto-Indo-European	sth₂éh₁yeti	to stand
7	Proto-Indo-European	*steh₂-	—

via Spanish estancia

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	estancia	stay, residence, sojourn; large farmstead; room
2	Spanish	estar	to be
3	Old Spanish	estar	—

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