Where does “estancar” come from?

estancar (Spanish) comes from Latin stagnum, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂g- — to seep drip; to seep, drip.

estancar (Spanish): to detain, staunch, or hold back the flow of...

Definitions

  1. to detain, staunch, or hold back the flow of...

Ancestry of “estancar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstagnumpond, swamp, fen; any piece of standing water;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂g-to seep drip; to seep, drip

Words derived from “estancar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂g- →Every word from Latin stagnum →