Etymology Explorer › Polish

Where does “statuetka” come from?

statuetka (Polish) comes from Italian statuetta, from Italian statua, from Latin statua, from Latin statuo, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti.

statuetka (Polish): figurine, statuette

Definitions

  1. figurine, statuette

Ancestry of “statuetka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianstatuettafigurine, statuette
2Italianstatuastatue
3Latinstatuaa statue, especially one made of metal
4LatinstatuoI set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I...
5Latinstātus—
6Latinstō—
7Proto-Italicstaēōstand
8Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
9Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →