Etymology

statu quo

Latin statū quō
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromstatū quō“(in) the state in which”
  2. English todaystatu quo

From Latin statū quō (“(in) the state in which”), from statū, ablative singular of status (“state”), + quō (“in which”), ablative singular of quī (“which”). Likely taken from the earlier in statu quo used in English (see, e.g., the 1857 quotation).

Words from the same roots

Latinstatū quō all →

statu-quo-ite

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