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Where does “statant” come from?

statant (English) comes from Latin stāre, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

statant (English): standing on all four feet or paws

Definitions

  1. standing on all four feet or paws

Ancestry of “statant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstāre—
2Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →