Etymograph

English

statant

Statant comes from Latin stare ‘to stand’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstare1‘to stand’
  2. Englishtodaystatant1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English statant

Earlier history not traced here. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstareWiktionary, English statant‘to stand’
  2. EnglishtodaystatantWiktionary, English statant

Linked words

through Latin stare ‘to stand’

stable, stance, superstition, 1 more

Today it means

adj Standing on all four feet or paws.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “statant”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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