Where does “statist” come from?
Statist comes from English state combined with the Latin suffix -ista, ultimately derived from Latin sto meaning "to stand," and Proto-Indo-European steh₂- meaning "to stand or be stationary."
statist (English): A skilled politician or one with political power,...
Definitions
- A skilled politician or one with political power,...
Ancestry of “statist”, 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- | — |