The Italian term "stare, durata della vita" matches the English term "life"

other italian words that include "stare" : english :
accostare abut
acquistare, procurare acquire
infestare afflict
arrabiare, molestare annoy
detenzione, arrestare, arresto arrest
destare awake
bastare be enough
bastare be sufficient
farsi prestare borrow
appostare bushwhack
comprare, acquistare buy
disgustare cloy
contrastare confront
conquistare conquer
contestare contest
costare cost
tardare, spostare, ritardo, ritardo delay
molestare discommode
disgustare, nauseare, indignare disgust
paura, infestare, afflìggere, penuria distress
esistere, esistenza, stare, esistere, esistere exist
dispendio, costare expenditure
spese, costare expenses
viso, contrastare face
costare, tassa, onorario, paga fee
toccare, percepire, tastare feel
sovrastare forthcoming
tastare grope
stare in pensiero, mal di testa headaches
prestare impart
impastare knead
prestare, imprestare lend
stare lifetime
abitiamo, stare live
inseguire, infestare obsess
pestare prepay
comprare, compra, compera, decrescenza, acquistare purchase
pestare put on stamps
discostare, spostare remove
degnare, gustare, usufruire savor
costare, usufruire savour
frustare scourge
spostare scrolls
stare, granaio, continuare stand
bastare suffice
discostare, togliere take away
costare, gustare taste
asserzioni, attestare testify
sovrastare to be imminent
sovrastare to be in store
sovrastare to impend
molestare vex
destare wake
appostare waylay
frustare whips
stare in pensiero worries
fastidio, stare in pensiero, disturba, arrabiare worry
The Influence of Dante
It wasn’t until Dante Alighieri, one of Italy’s most well-known authors that the language was standardized. Until Alighieri wrote his book The Devine Comedy, most literature was written in Latin. He opted to write in the language of the common people. The dialect he chose was spoken in Tuscan and it became the standard for the Italian language and literature that is spoken today.
Italian Unity
There are many dialects of Italian and each one is considered its own independent language. This is because Italy was not unified in one country until 1861. At that point. Tuscan Italian became the official language. But just 2.5 percent of people could actually speak it. Today, around 30 percent of Italian dialects are considered endangered by UNESCO.
Italian and Music
Italian is the language of music with terms like crescendo, forte, and soprano. Musical notation came about during the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Since many composers at the time were also Italian, it became the standard language of music.