Where does “constant” come from?

constant (Romanian) comes from French constant, from Latin cōnstāns, from Latin constō, from Proto-Italic komstaēō — literally to stand together.

constant (Romanian): constant

Definitions

  1. constant

Ancestry of “constant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchconstantconstant
2Latincōnstānsstanding together
3Latinconstōto stand together
4Proto-Italickomstaēōliterally to stand together
Every word from Proto-Italic komstaēō →Every word from Latin constō →Every word from Latin cōnstāns →