Where does “halbstaatlich” come from?
halbstaatlich (German) comes from German staatlich, from German Staat, from Middle Low German stāt, from Middle Dutch staet, from Old French estat, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō.
halbstaatlich (German): semipublic
Ancestry of “halbstaatlich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | staatlich | belonging or referring to the state |
| 2 | German | Staat | country; state; state; authorities; state |
| 3 | Middle Low German | stāt | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | staet | inflection of stâen:
## third-person singular... |
| 5 | Old French | estat | state; government; condition |
| 6 | Latin | stātus | — |
| 7 | Latin | stō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |