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Where does “stát” come from?

stát (Irish) comes from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

stát (Irish): state; state, dignity; Alternative form of eastát

Definitions

  1. state; state, dignity; Alternative form of eastát

Ancestry of “stát”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstātus—
2Latinstō—
3Proto-Italicstaēōstand
4Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “stát”

  • státfhiach
  • fostát
  • saorstát
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →