English
stato-
Stato- comes from Ancient Greek στατός ‘standing’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-‘to stand’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sth₂tós‘placed, standing’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*statósreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστατόςstatós‘standing’
- Englishtodaystato-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-‘to stand’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sth₂tós‘placed, standing’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*statósreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστατόςstatós‘standing’
- Englishtodaystato-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand’
system, post, state, rest, stay, stand, distance, constitution, assistant, contest, consistent, assistance, stadium, instance, assist, establishment, establish, stood, stable, stem, testimony, destiny, resist, stability, instant, destination, substance, insist, distant, persistent, consist, prostitution, stud, prostitute, static, persist, substitution, stationary, armistice, extant, 159 more
Today it means
prefix Propagules or spores in aquatic organisms.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- / stato-