Where does “statussymbol” come from?

statussymbol (Danish) comes from Danish status, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

statussymbol (Danish): status symbol

Definitions

  1. status symbol

Ancestry of “statussymbol”, step by step

statussymbol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish status

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstatusstatus
2Latinstātusfixed, set, having been set
3Latinstōto stand
4Proto-Italicstaēōstand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Danish symbol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsymbolsymbol
2Ancient Greekσύμβολονa sign or token by which one infers a thing; a...
3Ancient GreekσῠμβάλλωI throw together, dash together, compare,...
4Ancient GreekβάλλωI throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch
5Proto-Hellenic*gʷəlnō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti →Every word from Proto-Italic staēō →