Etymology of the English word state
the English word
statederived from the Old French word
estatderived 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-Date
The earliest known usage of state in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
statolatry,
microstate,
ministate,
misstate,
multistate,
overstate,
restate,
statecraft,
stated,
statehouse,
stateless,
stateroom,
statism,
statist,
superstate,
understate,
bistate,
downstate,
interstate,
intrastate,
statehood,
statewide,
parastatal,
statement,
stately,
statingCognates
Dutch
et cetera, Dutch
staat, Dutch
status, English
estate, English
status, English
et cetera, French
état, French
été, French
et cetera, German
Etat, German
Staat, German
Status, Italian
stato, Italian
state, Latin
status, Norwegian
stat, Norwegian
status, Provençal
estat, Russian
штaт, Spanish
estado, Swedish
etcetera, Swedish
stat, Swedish
status, Yiddish
shtatUsage
Word found in Middle English, Modern English
