Where does “estado” come from?
estado (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin status, from Latin sto, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
Ancestry of “estado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | status | fixed, set, having been set; regular; state,... |
| 2 | Latin | sto | I stand; I stay, remain; I am |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
Words derived from “estado”