Etymology of the English word statue
the English word
statuederived from the Old French word
statuederived from the Latin word
statua (statue; image)
derived from the Latin word
statuere (set up, establish, set)
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-Date
The earliest known usage of statue in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
statuesque,
statued,
statuingCognates
Dutch
statuette, French
statue, German
Statue, Italian
statua, Norwegian
statue, Provençal
estatua, Russian
стaтyя, Spanish
estatua, Swedish
statyUsage
Word found in Modern English
