Where does “stat” come from?
Stat derives from Latin statim, from Latin sto (to stand), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- (to stand), referring to something standing or fixed in place.
stat (English): Immediately; now; With no delay; at once;...
Definitions
- Immediately; now; With no delay; at once;...
Ancestry of “stat”, step by step
stat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English statutory
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | statutory | Of, relating to, enacted or regulated by a... |
| 2 | English | statute | Written law, as laid down by the legislature;... |
| 3 | Middle English | statut | — |
| 4 | Old French | statut | Alternative form of estatut |
| 5 | Latin | statūtum | — |
| 6 | Latin | statūtus | established |
| 7 | Latin | statuo | I set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I... |
| 8 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 9 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |