estante
/esˈtante/ · B2 · adj
existing, being
📚 estante = es-TANT-e: a shelf that STANDS there, permanent, like 'stand' + 'ant'
Estante comes from Latin stans, stantis, 'standing' (from stare, to stand), related to English 'stand' and 'state'. A shelf is something that stands in place, and the adjective sense 'permanent, existing' follows from the same idea of staying put.