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Where does “statuelike” come from?

statuelike (English) comes from English statue, from Old French statue, from Latin statua, from Latin statuo, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti.

statuelike (English): Like or resembling a statue

Definitions

  1. Like or resembling a statue

Ancestry of “statuelike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstatueA three-dimensional work of art, usually...
2Old Frenchstatue—
3Latinstatuaa statue, especially one made of metal
4LatinstatuoI set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I...
5Latinstātus—
6Latinstō—
7Proto-Italicstaēōstand
8Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
9Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →