estaca.
stake (pointed piece of wood)
Meaning & usage
stake (pointed piece of wood)
beanpole
cutting
pile
Where this word comes from
Attested circa 1300. From Old Galician-Portuguese, from unattested Medieval Latin *stacca, probably from Gothic *𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌺𐌰 (*staka), from Proto-Germanic *stakô (“stake”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-. Cognate with Portuguese estaca, Spanish estaca, Catalan estaca, Occitan estaca, Old French estaque and English stake.
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