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Where does “estat” come from?

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

estat (Old French): state; government; condition

Definitions

  1. state; government; condition

Ancestry of “estat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstātus—
2Latinstō—
3Proto-Italicstaēōstand
4Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “estat”

  • state
  • states
  • statement
  • estate
  • stately
  • statesman
  • prostate
  • st
  • interstate
  • statewide
  • statehood
  • statesmanship
  • understatement
  • reinstate
  • reinstatement
  • misstatement
  • prostatic
  • stateroom
  • restatement
  • statecraft
  • upstate
  • overstate
  • restate
  • stateless
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