Where does “petroestado” come from?
petroestado (Spanish) comes from English petrostate, from English State, from Middle English stat, from Old French estat, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti.
petroestado (Spanish): petrostate
Definitions
- petrostate
Ancestry of “petroestado”, step by step
petroestado traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English petrostate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | petrostate | A state whose wealth stems from the sale of oil |
| 2 | English | State | A current governing polity; The current governing... |
| 3 | Middle English | stat | condition |
| 4 | Old French | estat | state; government; condition |
| 5 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 6 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via Spanish estado
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | estado | country; Alternative spelling of Estado; state |