Where does “etanș” come from?
etanș (Romanian) comes from French étanche, from Old French estanc, from Old French estanchier, from Vulgar Latin stanticare, from Latin stānticus, from Latin stāns, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō.
etanș (Romanian): tight
Definitions
- tight
Ancestry of “etanș”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | étanche | watertight; airtight; first-person singular... |
| 2 | Old French | estanc | pond |
| 3 | Old French | estanchier | to staunch |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | stanticare | to make stagnant |
| 5 | Latin | stānticus | tired |
| 6 | Latin | stāns | standing |
| 7 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |