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Where does “statesmanship” come from?

Statesmanship is derived from English statesman, itself from English state and man, ultimately tracing to Latin sto and Proto-Indo-European steh₂-, meaning to stand.

statesmanship (English): The craft or skill of being a statesman, of...

Definitions

  1. The craft or skill of being a statesman, of...

Ancestry of “statesmanship”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstatesmanA man who is a leader in national or...
2EnglishMANInitialism of Metropolitan Area Network
3Middle EnglishmanTypically singular, indefinite pronoun: one, you;...
4Old Englishmānbad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;...
5Sanskritमहादेव—
6Sanskritमहाcombining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,...
7Sanskritमहायान—
8Sanskritयानcarriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,...
9Proto-Indo-AryanyáHnam—
10Proto-Indo-IranianyáHnam—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyéh₂-nom—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel
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