Etymograph

English

statemate

From state + -mate.

Formed from state + -mate

Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand’

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Proto-Italic *status ‘setting up; position’

Latin status ‘state, condition, position’

Old French estat ‘state’

Middle English stat ‘condition’

English state

Today it means

noun One who comes from the same state.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “statemate”. 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.

Etymograph / statemate