Etymograph

English

astore

Astore comes from Old French estorer, from Latin instaurō ‘to set up, erect, make’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand (up)’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-1‘to stand (up)’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂u-ro-1reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*stauros1reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CE*staurō1reconstructed
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinstaurō2as instaurare‘to set up, erect, make’
  6. Old Frenchc. 842–1400estorer2
  7. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500astoren2
  8. Englishtodayastore2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin instauro
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English astore

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-Wiktionary, Latin instauro‘to stand (up)’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂u-ro-Wiktionary, Latin instauroreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*staurosWiktionary, Latin instauroreconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CE*staurōWiktionary, Latin instauroreconstructed
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinstaurōWiktionary, English astoreas instaurare‘to set up, erect, make’
  6. Old Frenchc. 842–1400estorerWiktionary, English astore
  7. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500astorenWiktionary, English astore
  8. EnglishtodayastoreWiktionary, English astore

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand (up)’

state, system, post, stay, stand, distance, rest, stadium, instance, constitution, assistant, contest, consistent, establishment, establish, assistance, stable, stability, instant, destination, substance, stood, stem, testimony, destiny, distant, assist, static, insist, persistent, consist, resist, prostitution, stationary, stud, prostitute, persist, extant, substitution, stamina, 157 more

through Latin *staurō

restaurant, restaurateur, 2 more

Today it means

verb To store; to furnish with stores.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “astore”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin instauro. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- / astore

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