myEtymology.com: French etymology of statue

Etymology of the French word statue

the Old French word statue

derived 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-

English statue

Dutch statuette, English statue, German Statue, Italian statua, Norwegian statue, Provençal estatua, Russian стaтyя, Spanish estatua, Swedish staty

Word found in Old French