Etymology of the English word statute
the English word
statutederived from the Old French word
estatutderived from the Latin word
statutumderived from the Latin word
statutusderived 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 statute in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
statutable,
statutoryCognates
Catalan
estatut, Dutch
statuut, French
statut, German
Statut, Italian
statuto, Lithuanian
statutas, Norwegian
statutt, Polish
statut, Russian
cтaтyт, Spanish
estatuto, Swedish
statutUsage
Word found in Modern English
