Where does “supraetaja” come from?
supraetaja (Romanian) comes from Romanian etaja, from French étager, from French étage, from Old French estage, from Old French ester, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti.
supraetaja (Romanian): to build on top of a building
Definitions
- to build on top of a building
Ancestry of “supraetaja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | etaja | to layer, to set one above the other |
| 2 | French | étager | to layer, to set one above the other; to set in... |
| 3 | French | étage | floor, storey; stage, division of a geological... |
| 4 | Old French | estage | house; dwelling; lodging; room; house; building;... |
| 5 | Old French | ester | to be; to stay; to remain |
| 6 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |