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Where does “obstat” come from?

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

obstat (Latin): third-person singular present active indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular present active indicative...

Ancestry of “obstat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechstátto stand; to stay on place; to cost
2Latinstātus—
3Latinstō—
4Proto-Italicstaēōstand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “obstat”

  • nihil obstat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →