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Where does “nonstatement” come from?

nonstatement (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.

nonstatement (English): That which is not a statement

Definitions

  1. That which is not a statement

Ancestry of “nonstatement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstatementA declaration or remark; A presentation of...
2EnglishStateA current governing polity; The current governing...
3Middle Englishstat—
4Old Frenchestatstate; government; condition
5Latinstātus—
6Latinstō—
7Proto-Italicstaēōstand
8Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
9Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →