English
etamine
Etamine comes from French étamine ‘muslin, cheesecloth, etamine’, from Medieval Latin stāminea ‘kind of woollen cloth’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘stand’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-‘stand’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*stéh₂mn̥‘that which stands, stature’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*stāmenreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstāmen‘warp (of a loom)’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500stāmineus‘trimmed with thread’
- Medieval Latin, derivedc. 600–1500stāminea‘kind of woollen cloth’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentétamine‘muslin, cheesecloth, etamine’
- Englishtodayetamine
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-‘stand’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*stéh₂mn̥‘that which stands, stature’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*stāmenreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstāmen‘warp (of a loom)’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500stāmineus‘trimmed with thread’
- Medieval Latin, derivedc. 600–1500stāminea‘kind of woollen cloth’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentétamine‘muslin, cheesecloth, etamine’
- Englishtodayetamine
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘stand’
system, state, post, rest, stay, stand, distance, stood, constitution, assistant, contest, consistent, assistance, stadium, assist, stem, establish, stable, instance, resist, testimony, stability, destination, substance, destiny, distant, consist, instant, persistent, static, insist, stud, prostitution, prostitute, persist, stool, stationary, substitution, attest, stale, 156 more
through Latin stāmen ‘warp (of a loom)’
Today it means
noun A soft cotton or worsted fabric with an open mesh.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- / etamine