Etymology Explorer β€Ί Portuguese

Where does β€œestaca” come from?

estaca (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese estaca, from Gothic πƒπ„πŒ°πŒΊπŒ°, from Proto-Germanic stakΓ΄, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- β€” to cover; pole, stick, beam.

estaca (Portuguese): stake; cutting

Definitions

  1. stake; cutting

Ancestry of β€œestaca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseestacaβ€”
2Gothicπƒπ„πŒ°πŒΊπŒ°β€”
3Proto-GermanicstakΓ΄stake
4Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

Words derived from β€œestaca”

  • estaquia
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- β†’