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Where does “statu” come from?

statu (Latin) comes from Spanish status, from Spanish estatus, from English statūs, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

statu (Latin): ablative singular of status

Definitions

  1. ablative singular of status

Ancestry of “statu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishstatusAlternative spelling of estatus; state
2Spanishestatusstatus
3Englishstatūsplural of status
4Latinstātus—
5Latinstō—
6Proto-Italicstaēōstand
7Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
8Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “statu”

  • statu quo
  • statu quo
  • statu quo
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