Where does “estado” come from?

estado (Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl) comes from Spanish estado, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

estado (Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl): state

Definitions

  1. state

Ancestry of “estado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishestadocountry; Alternative spelling of Estado; state
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 →