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