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Etymology of the French word état

the French word état
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 état in French dates from the 13th century.

Derivations in French

étatique, étatiser, étatisme, étatifier

Cognates

Dutch et cetera, Dutch staat, Dutch status, English estate, English state, English status, English et cetera, 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 shtat


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