Where does “upstate” come from?
Upstate comes from English up and Latin status, derived from Latin sto meaning to stand, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- meaning to stand or be firm.
upstate (English): The northern section of a state; Of the northern...
Definitions
- The northern section of a state; Of the northern...
Ancestry of “upstate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | State | A current governing polity; The current governing... |
| 2 | Middle English | stat | — |
| 3 | Old French | estat | state; government; condition |
| 4 | Latin | stātus | — |
| 5 | Latin | stō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
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