Etymology

anthrostate

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Today it means: A political unit that is defined by its population and ideas rather than geographical borders. Full definition →

English state ← Middle English stat ← Old French estat
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The story

  1. Englishanthro-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s
  4. Proto-Italic*status
  5. Latinstatu
  6. Old Frenchestat
  7. Middle Englishstat
  8. Englishstate
  9. English todayanthrostate

From anthro- + state, coined by author Zach Weinersmith.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.