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Where does “estar” come from?

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

estar (Portuguese): to be; to cost , especially of something whose...

Definitions

  1. to be; to cost , especially of something whose...

Ancestry of “estar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseestarto be
2Latinstō—
3Proto-Italicstaēōstand
4Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “estar”

  • está
  • tá
  • sta
  • ta
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →