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Where does “status” come from?

status (Spanish) comes from Spanish estatus, from English statūs, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

status (Spanish): Alternative spelling of estatus; state

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of estatus; state

Ancestry of “status”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishestatusstatus
2Englishstatūsplural of status
3Latinstātus—
4Latinstō—
5Proto-Italicstaēōstand
6Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
7Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “status”

  • statu
  • statu quo
  • statu quo
  • statu quo
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