Etymology

in statu quo

in sta·tu quo

Today it means: In the former or same state. Full definition →

New Latin in statū quō
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  1. New Latin · borrowed fromin statū quō
  2. English todayin statu quo

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin in statū quō (literally “in the state in which”). First attested in 1602.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.