Etymology of the English word stately
the English word
statelyusing the English suffix
-lyderived from 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-Usage
Word found in Modern English
