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Where does “statua” come from?

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

statua (Latin): a statue, especially one made of metal

Definitions

  1. a statue, especially one made of metal

Ancestry of “statua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinstatuoI set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I...
2Latinstātus—
3Latinstō—
4Proto-Italicstaēōstand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “statua”

  • statue
  • statuette
  • statuesque
  • statua
  • statued
  • statuelike
  • statuesquely
  • statuesqueness
  • statueless
  • statuomania
  • statufied
  • statuehood
  • estatua
  • statua
  • statue
  • statuesque
  • statuette
  • Statue
  • Drachenstatue
  • estátua
  • estàtua
  • statua
  • statue
  • statue
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