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Estate

4 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means a large area of property, or all of a person's assets and possessions
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Stage 1 of 4
stare
Latin · ancient
"to stand"
to stand
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Stage 2 of 4
status
Latin · ancient
"a standing, a condition"
a standing, a condition, from stare
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Stage 3 of 4
estat
Old French · medieval
"one's condition or property"
carried into French for one's condition or property
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Stage 4 of 4
estate
English · 1200s
"a large area of property, or one's assets"
settled as the English word for a large area of property, or one's assets
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