Where does “State” come from?

State (English) comes from Middle English stat, from Old French estat, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

State (English): A current governing polity; The current governing...

Definitions

  1. A current governing polity; The current governing...

Ancestry of “State”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishstatcondition
2Old Frenchestatstate; government; condition
3Latinstātusfixed, set, having been set
4Latinstōto stand
5Proto-Italicstaēōstand
6Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
7Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “State”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →