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Where does “stat” come from?

stat (Middle English) comes from Old French estat, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

Ancestry of “stat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchestatstate; government; condition
2Latinstātus—
3Latinstō—
4Proto-Italicstaēōstand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →