Italian word stato comes from Proto-Indo-European *sth₂-, Proto-Indo-European - -tós, Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti, and later Proto-Indo-European *sth₂tós (Placed, standing.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *sth₂- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| - -tós | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *-éh₁yeti | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal suffix; see *-yeti. |
| *sth₂tós | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | Placed, standing. |
| *sth₂éh₁ye- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *statos | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
| *staēō | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Stand. |
| sto | Latin (lat) | (Medieval Latin) I [currently] am (feel). (Medieval Latin) I am [located at]. I stand. I stay, remain. |
| status | Latin (lat) | Position, place. Rank, status. State, status, condition. |
| stato | Italian (ita) | (polity) state sovereign polity; a government. (sciences) state (physical property of matter as solid, liquid, gas or plasma). Rank, status. State (a condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time). State (condition of prosperity or grandeur; wealthy or prosperous circumstances; social importance) Past participle of essere. Past participle of stare. Past participle of starsene. |