Where does “statuett” come from?
statuett (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from French statuette, from French statue, from Old French statue, from Latin statua, from Latin statuo, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō.
statuett (Norwegian Bokmål): a statuette
Definitions
- a statuette
Ancestry of “statuett”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | statuette | statuette |
| 2 | French | statue | statue |
| 3 | Old French | statue | — |
| 4 | Latin | statua | a statue, especially one made of metal |
| 5 | Latin | statuo | I set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I... |
| 6 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 7 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |