Where does “estado de direito” come from?
estado de direito (Portuguese) comes from German Rechtsstaat, from German Staat, from Middle Low German stāt, from Middle Dutch staet, from Old French estat, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō.
estado de direito (Portuguese): nation of laws
Definitions
- nation of laws
Ancestry of “estado de direito”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Rechtsstaat | constitutional state: a state based on law |
| 2 | German | Staat | country; state; state; authorities; state |
| 3 | Middle Low German | stāt | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | staet | inflection of stâen: ## third-person singular... |
| 5 | Old French | estat | state; government; condition |
| 6 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 7 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |