Where does “microestat” come from?

microestat (Catalan) comes from Catalan estat, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

microestat (Catalan): microstate

Definitions

  1. microstate

Ancestry of “microestat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanestatstate; government; condition
2Latinstātusfixed, set, having been set
3Latinstōto stand
4Proto-Italicstaēōstand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti →Every word from Proto-Italic staēō →