Where does “ester” come from?

ester (Romanian) comes from French ester, from Old French ester, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

ester (Romanian): ester

Definitions

  1. ester

Ancestry of “ester”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchesterto appear; to be; ester
2Old Frenchesterto be; to stay; to remain
3Latinstōto stand
4Proto-Italicstaēōstand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti →Every word from Proto-Italic staēō →