Where does “statussymbol” come from?
statussymbol (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål status, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
statussymbol (Norwegian Bokmål): a status symbol
Definitions
- a status symbol
Ancestry of “statussymbol”, step by step
statussymbol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål status
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | status | status |
| 2 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 3 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål symbol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | symbol | a symbol |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σύμβολον | a sign or token by which one infers a thing; a... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σῠμβάλλω | I throw together, dash together, compare,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βάλλω | I throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *gʷəlnō | — |