Where does “metastatement” come from?
metastatement (English) comes from English statement, from English State, from Middle English stat, from Old French estat, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti.
metastatement (English): A statement about a statement
Definitions
- A statement about a statement
Ancestry of “metastatement”, step by step
metastatement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English statement
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | statement | A declaration or remark; A presentation of... |
| 2 | English | State | A current governing polity; The current governing... |
| 3 | Middle English | stat | condition |
| 4 | Old French | estat | state; government; condition |
| 5 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 6 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |