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stare
Latin · ancient
"to stand"
to stand
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status
Latin · ancient
"a standing, a condition"
a standing, a condition, from stare
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estat
Old French · medieval
"a condition of being, or a political territory"
carried into French for a condition of being, or a political territory
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state
English · 1200s
"a condition of something, or a politically organized territory"
settled as the English word for a condition of something, or a governed territory
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