Where does “states” come from?

states (English) comes from English state, from Old French estat, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

states (English): plural of state; Third-person singular simple...

Definitions

  1. plural of state; Third-person singular simple...

Ancestry of “states”, 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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti →Every word from Proto-Italic staēō →