Where does “stature” come from?
Stature comes from Old French stature, from Latin statura, meaning the height of a body or standing position.
stature (English): A person or animal's natural height when standing...
Definitions
- A person or animal's natural height when standing...
Ancestry of “stature”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | stature | stature |
| 2 | Old French | stature | — |
| 3 | Latin | statura | stature, size; nominative feminine singular of... |
Words derived from “stature”