Etymograph

English

statue

Statue comes from Latin statua ‘a statue, especially one made of metal’, from statuō ‘set up or erect’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tus ~ *sth₂téws ‘to stand (up)’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*stéh₂tus ~ *sth₂téws‘to stand (up)’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*status‘position, place’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstatus‘position’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEstatuō‘set up or erect’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEstatua‘a statue, especially one made of metal’
  6. Old Frenchc. 842–1400statue
  7. Englishearliest quotation c. 1591–1595same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*stéh₂tus ~ *sth₂téws‘to stand (up)’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*status‘position, place’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstatus‘position’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEstatuō‘set up or erect’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEstatua‘a statue, especially one made of metal’
  6. Old Frenchc. 842–1400statue
  7. Englishearliest quotation c. 1591–1595same form

Earliest quotation: c. 1591–1595, William Shakespeare, The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet: “I will raise her statue in pure gold.”

Linked words

through Latin status ‘position’

state, stade, estado, 8 more

through Latin statuō ‘set up or erect’

institute, constitution, institution, substitute, constitute, prostitution, prostitute, constituent, substitution, restitution, destitute, destitution, 6 more

Today it means

noun A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tus ~ *sth₂téws / statue

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