myEtymology.com: English etymology of interstate

Etymology of the English word interstate

the English word interstate

derived from the English word state

derived from the Old French word estat

derived from the Latin word status (appointed; position, situation, condition)

derived from the Latin word stare (to stand; stand, stand still, stand firm)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *stā-

using the English prefix inter-

derived from the Latin prefix inter-

derived from the Latin word inter (between)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *en