Where does “statutorily” come from?
Statutorily comes from English statutory, formed from English statute and English -y, ultimately deriving from Old French statut and Latin -ia, -ivus, and -ia suffixes that created adjectives and abstract nouns.
statutorily (English): In a statutory manner; according to statute;...
Definitions
- In a statutory manner; according to statute;...
Ancestry of “statutorily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | statutory | Of, relating to, enacted or regulated by a... |
| 2 | English | statute | Written law, as laid down by the legislature;... |
| 3 | Middle English | statut | — |
| 4 | Old French | statut | Alternative form of estatut |
| 5 | Latin | statūtum | — |
| 6 | Latin | statūtus | established |
| 7 | Latin | statuo | I set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I... |
| 8 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 9 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |