Where does “status” come from?
status (Finnish) comes from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
status (Finnish): status a person's position or standing; high standing
Definitions
- status a person's position or standing; high standing
Ancestry of “status”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 2 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |