Where does “stateless” come from?
Stateless comes from English state, derived from Latin status and Latin sto, both tracing to Proto-Indo-European steh₂-, meaning "to stand."
stateless (English): Of a system or protocol, such that it does not...
Definitions
- Of a system or protocol, such that it does not...
Ancestry of “stateless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | State | A current governing polity; The current governing... |
| 2 | Middle English | stat | condition |
| 3 | Old French | estat | state; government; condition |
| 4 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 5 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |