Where does “etanșeitate” come from?
etanșeitate (Romanian) comes from French étanchéité, from French étanche, from Old French estanc, from Old French estanchier, from Vulgar Latin stanticare, from Latin stānticus, from Latin stāns, from Latin stō.
etanșeitate (Romanian): tightness
Definitions
- tightness
Ancestry of “etanșeitate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | étanchéité | watertightness; airtightness |
| 2 | French | étanche | watertight; airtight; first-person singular... |
| 3 | Old French | estanc | pond |
| 4 | Old French | estanchier | to staunch |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | stanticare | to make stagnant |
| 6 | Latin | stānticus | tired |
| 7 | Latin | stāns | standing |
| 8 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |