Where does “estore” come from?
estore (Portuguese) comes from French store, from Latin storea, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
estore (Portuguese): blind, shade
Ancestry of “estore”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | store | blind, shade |
| 2 | Latin | storea | mat |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |