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Where does “statuesque” come from?

Statuesque comes from French statuesque, combining French statue from Latin statua and French -esque, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-, meaning to stand.

statuesque (English): Resembling or characteristic of a statue;...

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a statue;...

Ancestry of “statuesque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchstatuesque—
2English-esqueIn the style or manner of; Resembling
3French-esque-esque
4Italian-escoForms adjectives that indicate relationship,...
5Vulgar Latin-iscus-ish
6Latin-ensisOf or from
7Latinarvumfield; farm land
8Latincolō—
9Latinquelō—
10Proto-Italickʷelō—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “statuesque”

  • statuesquely
  • statuesqueness
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