English
stat
Stat comes from Latin statim ‘immediately’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstatim‘immediately’
- Englishearliest quotation 2022stat
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstatim‘immediately’
- Englishearliest quotation 2022stat
Earliest quotation: 2022, Megan Uy, Where to Get That Cute Tie-Dye Hoodie on ‘Only Murders in th: “TBH, I’d get to shopping STAT because these hoodies…”
Every English word from Latin statim
Today it means
adv Immediately; now.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin statim / stat