Etymology

statewide

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Today it means: Happening in or affecting an entire state (political subdivision of a federal union). Full definition →

English wide ← Old English wīd ← Proto-Germanic *wīdaz
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s
  3. Proto-Italic*status
  4. Latinstatu
  5. Old Frenchestat
  6. Middle Englishstat
  7. Englishstate
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  9. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₁weydʰh₁-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₁weydʰh₁ós
  13. Proto-Germanic*wīdaz
  14. Old Englishwīd
  15. Englishwide
  16. English todaystatewide

From state + -wide.

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