Where does “statuetta” come from?
statuetta (Italian) comes from Italian statua, 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-.
statuetta (Italian): figurine, statuette
Ancestry of “statuetta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | statua | statue |
| 2 | Latin | statua | a statue, especially one made of metal |
| 3 | Latin | statuo | I set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I... |
| 4 | Latin | stātus | — |
| 5 | Latin | stō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
Words derived from “statuetta”