Where does “estado” come from?
estado (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese estado, from Latin status, from Latin sto, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
estado (Galician): state; status; masculine singular past participle...
Definitions
- state; status; masculine singular past participle...
Ancestry of “estado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | estado | — |
| 2 | Latin | status | fixed, set, having been set; regular; state,... |
| 3 | Latin | sto | I stand; I stay, remain; I am |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |