Where does “states” come from?
State derives from Latin status, the past participle of stāre meaning "to stand," which traces to Proto-Indo-European steh₂-, the root for standing or being in position.
states (English): plural of state; Third-person singular simple...
Definitions
- plural of state; Third-person singular simple...
Ancestry of “states”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | state | A condition; a set of circumstances applying at... |
| 2 | Old French | estat | state; government; condition |
| 3 | Latin | stātus | — |
| 4 | Latin | stō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |