1. Etymology of the French word stance
the French word
stancederived from the Italian word
stanzaderived from the Latin word
stantia (contract)
derived from the Latin word
stansderived from the Latin word
stare (to stand; stand, stand still, stand firm)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*stā-Derivations in other languages
English
stanceCognates
Dutch
stanza, English
stanza, German
Stanze, Swedish
stans2. Etymology of the French word stance
derived from the French word
stancederived from the Italian word
stanzaderived from the Latin word
stantia (contract)
derived from the Latin word
stansderived from the Latin word
stare (to stand; stand, stand still, stand firm)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*stā-
