Where does “stately” come from?

Stately comes from English state, derived from Latin status, the past participle of Latin sto meaning to stand, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- meaning to stand or be firm.

stately (English): Of people: worthy of respect; dignified, regal;...

Definitions

  1. Of people: worthy of respect; dignified, regal;...

Ancestry of “stately”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstateA condition; a set of circumstances applying at...
2Old Frenchestatstate; government; condition
3Latinstātusfixed, set, having been set
4Latinstōto stand
5Proto-Italicstaēōstand
6Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
7Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “stately”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →