Where does “stanza” come from?

stanza (Romansch) comes from Vulgar Latin stantia, from Latin stāns, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

stanza (Romansch): room

Definitions

  1. room

Ancestry of “stanza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinstantiastanding, stopping-place; nominative neuter...
2Latinstānsstanding
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 →