Latin

statuō

‘set up’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin statuō.

19 English words in this record descend from Latin statuō, most familiar first.

• institute ← īnstitūtus ← īnstituō
• constitution ← constitucioun ← constitucion ← cōnstitūtiō ← cōnstituō
• institution ← institucioun ← institūtiō ← instituō
• substitute ← substituten ← substitutus
• statue ← statua
• constitute ← constituten ← cōnstitūtum ← cōnstituō
• statute ← statut ← statut ← statutum ← statutus
• prostitution ← prostitutio ← prōstituō
• constituent ← cōnstituēns ← cōnstituō
• prostitute ← prōstitūtus ← prōstituō
• substitution ← substitutio ← substituō
• restitution ← restitucion ← restitutio ← restituō

More words from statuō

• destitute
• statuette
• destitution
• restitute
• statua
• constitue
• destituent

Etymograph / Latin statuō