Where does “statute” come from?
statute (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French statut, from Latin statūtum, from Latin statūtus, from Latin statuo, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti.
Ancestry of “statute”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | statut | Alternative form of estatut |
| 2 | Latin | statūtum | — |
| 3 | Latin | statūtus | established |
| 4 | Latin | statuo | I set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I... |
| 5 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 6 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |