Where does “штатский” come from?
штатский (Russian) comes from Russian штат, 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.
штатский (Russian): civil, civilian; civilian
Definitions
- civil, civilian; civilian
Ancestry of “штатский”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | штат | state; staff |
| 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 | — |
| 7 | Latin | stō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |