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Where does “estado” come from?

estado (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese estado, from Latin status, from Latin sto, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

estado (Portuguese): state; state, government; status, condition,...

Definitions

  1. state; state, government; status, condition,...

Ancestry of “estado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseestado—
2Latinstatusfixed, set, having been set; regular; state,...
3LatinstoI stand; I stay, remain; I am
4Proto-Italicstaēōstand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “estado”

  • antiestado
  • estadual
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