Where does “statue” come from?

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

Ancestry of “statue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstatuaa statue, especially one made of metal
2LatinstatuoI set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I...
3Latinstātusfixed, set, having been set
4Latinstōto stand
5Proto-Italicstaēōstand
6Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
7Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “statue”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti →Every word from Proto-Italic staēō →
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