Where does “stato” come from?

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

stato (Italian): state; state sovereign polity; a government;...

Definitions

  1. state; state sovereign polity; a government;...

Ancestry of “stato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstātusfixed, set, having been set
2Latinstōto stand
3Proto-Italicstaēōstand
4Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-

Words derived from “stato

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-
stato — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer