Italian word stare comes from Proto-Indo-European *sth₂-, Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti, and later Proto-Italic *staēō (Stand.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *sth₂- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *-éh₁yeti | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal suffix; see *-yeti. |
| *sth₂éh₁ye- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *staēō | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Stand. |
| sto | Latin (lat) | (Medieval Latin) I [currently] am (feel). (Medieval Latin) I am [located at]. I stand. I stay, remain. |
| stare | Italian (ita) | (intransitive) to stay, remain. (intransitive, followed by a gerund) to be doing something (present continuous). (intransitive, followed by a) to be up to. (intransitive, followed by a) to keep, stick. (intransitive, followed by per) to be about to. (intransitive, mathematics) to be to. (intransitive, regional) to live. |