Where does “états” come from?
états (French) comes from French état, from French État, from Old French estat, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
états (French): plural of état; states
Definitions
- plural of état; states
Ancestry of “états”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | état | state, condition; Alternative letter-case form of... |
| 2 | French | État | state, nation; government; Alternative... |
| 3 | Old French | estat | state; government; condition |
| 4 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 5 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |