Proto-Italic

*staēō

‘to stand’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Italic *staēō.

33 English words in this record descend from Proto-Italic *staēō, most familiar first.

• rest ← reste ← reste ← rester ← restō
• distance ← distantia ← distāns ← distō ← stō
• instance ← īnstantia ← īnstāns ← īnstō ← stō
• arrest ← arest ← areste ← *arrestō ← restō
• establish ← establissen ← establir ← stabilīre ← stabilis
• establishment ← establissement ← establir ← stabilīre ← stabilis
• instant ← īnstāns ← īnstō ← stō
• stability ← stabletee ← estabilité ← stabilitas ← stabilis
• substance ← substantia ← substāns ← substō ← stō
• distant ← distaunt ← distāns ← distō ← stō
• instability ← instabilité ← instabilitas ← instabilis ← stabilis
• stationary ← stationarius ← statio ← stō

More words from *staēō

• distal
• extant
• instantaneous
• oust
• distantly
• obstetric
• restive
• instantiation
• stanchion
• stabile
• stet
• arrêt
• instanter
• arret
• distantness
• nondistant
• obstetrix
• overdistant
• subdistant
• ultradistant
• undistant

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *staēō