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Where does “Statue” come from?

Statue (German) comes from Latin statua, from Latin statuo, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

Statue (German): statue

Definitions

  1. statue

Ancestry of “Statue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstatuaa statue, especially one made of metal
2LatinstatuoI set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I...
3Latinstātus—
4Latinstō—
5Proto-Italicstaēōstand
6Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
7Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “Statue”

  • Drachenstatue
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →