Etymology of the English word statuesque
the English word
statuesquederived from 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-using the English suffix
-esquederived from the French suffix
-esquederived from the Italian suffix
-escoderived from the Vulgar Latin suffix
-iscusDate
The earliest known usage of statuesque in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
